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November 23rd, 2009 WonderingJew No comments
Yesterday was 41°. I know it gets a lot hotter up in the north, where it can reach highs of up to 50°, but still, that’s the hottest weather I’ve ever been in. I’ve always said that I’m not one to complain about the heat, and am usually feeling pretty chipper when those around me are slumped in a chair, fanning themselves while gallons of perspiration pour off them, but that was before, back when ‘hot’ meant maybe 25 or 26 degrees.
And you know what? Yesterday was no exception. I discovered something about myself, and that is, I really do love the heat! Maybe it’s because I’m just not used to it, and it’s all still novel to me. Maybe in the past when I’ve gone on holiday to hot climates it’s been the same situation, that a break from the miserable dreary British weather that I’m used to seems exciting and invigorating, in spite of the physical stresses it may place on my body. But I don’t think so. I’ve always hated the cold, and I always perk up when it’s warm, and I enjoyed yesterday’s heatwave very much. Wouldn’t trade places with Rorie Scott for all the tea in China.
We began the day with another trip to Palm Beach. I couldn’t help noticing that there are actually no palm trees there. Sure, there’s a couple in the front of a few of the ridiculously extravagant houses that line the southern end of the beach, but that’s it. The beach is actually lined with pine trees. I’m not sure if “Pine Beach” has the same ring to it as “Palm Beach”, but if I had gotten there and been asked to name the beach based on the pervasiveness of a certain species of tree, I have to say I’d have gone with the former.

Still, it was another lovely morning. The beach was far more packed out with people than it had been the previous day, with people partaking in activities ranging from splashing in the water to surfing, and rowing to kite-surfing (without the surf board – no, honestly!). The majority of people seemed to be crowded at the southern end of the beach, so a couple of strolls up and down from one end to the other offered quite a variation in scenery, both human and natural. One thing I did notice is that the seaweed here that washes up onto shore seems to have these kind of grape things growing on it. Maybe that’s common, but it’s not something I’ve ever noticed before. Unfortunately I didn’t have my camera with me so couldn’t take any pictures, I will however ensure I bring it along next time I go.

After that we got back to the house, and that’s when the heatwave really kicked in. Over a hundred bush fires flared up around New South Wales, although they were too far west to be of any serious danger to us. Being just on Pittwater, it was quite a moist heat round here, and in fact you could visibly see a haze rising off the water, so nothing like the dry, instantly parching heat that slaps you in the face like a boiled sock when you get off a plane in Tel Aviv. Still, unlike in the UK, where if it’s too cold people complain, and if it’s too hot people complain, everyone here just went about their business. That left me with not much to do, so I wondered round the garden taking some pretty boring photos. You can see one at the top of this post, and clicking on it should take you to the album. But you’d probably have to be pretty damn bored to do that.

Anyway, today I’m back off into the city, to hand in a couple of forms to the bank, and this time for a bit of job hunting. I’ve applied for some online already, but thought I’d make myself known to some of the IT recruitment agencies around town. I’ll probably have another blog post ready this evening, maybe even with a couple of pictures of the city. No promises though!

Stay tuned!

Matt x

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