Greetings again from Western Australia. We're 10 days into our fortnight visit, and still having a great time. As I've said before, Australia is a bizarre combination of the very familiar and the very different. After spending several months in non-English speaking countries, it's nice and easy to communicate with everyone here. We're driving around and the towns are similar to what we've seen in North America - many places remind us of Texas or California or Florida. On the other hand, it's still a surprise to look out the car window and see a kangaroo hopping across a field.
It's been pleasant summer weather here, not the unliveable heat they sometimes experience. Yesterday was about 31C, so we used the the air conditioning in our unit for the first time. Today we're back to the high 20's, so it's open windows again. I also wore long pants today to visit a local cave - it's only about the 5th time I've had on long pants since September. I don't imagine I'll need them again in Singapore or Malaysia, but I guess I'll have to get ready for some chilly weather when we arrive in Seoul in less than 3 weeks.
This morning I participated in a weekly community event here - a 5k run. There were about 60 runners, and I was pleased to finish in 25:32. That puts me only a minute and a half off my old PB, so I feel like I'm progressing nicely back into form. I also managed to finish ahead of the two 10 year olds in the race, so that was an added bonus!
Tonight we're barbecuing burgers Aussie style, with a fried egg and slice of pineapple. Sounds strange, but it's actually really good. Anyway, that's all for now. Hope everyone is enjoying the wintery wonderland.
It's been pleasant summer weather here, not the unliveable heat they sometimes experience. Yesterday was about 31C, so we used the the air conditioning in our unit for the first time. Today we're back to the high 20's, so it's open windows again. I also wore long pants today to visit a local cave - it's only about the 5th time I've had on long pants since September. I don't imagine I'll need them again in Singapore or Malaysia, but I guess I'll have to get ready for some chilly weather when we arrive in Seoul in less than 3 weeks.
This morning I participated in a weekly community event here - a 5k run. There were about 60 runners, and I was pleased to finish in 25:32. That puts me only a minute and a half off my old PB, so I feel like I'm progressing nicely back into form. I also managed to finish ahead of the two 10 year olds in the race, so that was an added bonus!
Tonight we're barbecuing burgers Aussie style, with a fried egg and slice of pineapple. Sounds strange, but it's actually really good. Anyway, that's all for now. Hope everyone is enjoying the wintery wonderland.
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