Christmas in the Southern Hemisphere

It's pretty hard to get into the Christmas spirit when it's hot and sunny outside and weekends are spent cooling off at the beach. As a result, we've done absolutely no Christmas shopping, and have made only a weak attempt at a Christmas tree (wrapped the branches of our balcony-sized frangipani with tin foil, then strung it with lights).

Tomorrow evening, we're planning to pack a picnic supper and enjoy some Christmas carols at Coogee beach. We're hoping that might help infuse us with the Christmas spirit. I'll keep you posted. In the meantime, take a look at some pics of our recent trip to Clovelly beach for some snorkelling, where we saw lots of colourful fish, including some big groupers. I love that this place is just a few minutes drive away....is it any wonder Christmas is the farthest thing from our minds?

Walking into the water.

Vic and Gus in the water, if you look closely you can see that Vic is pointing something out to Gus.

Recovering from a big swim/snorkel.