The Never Ending Summer

Ahhhh...Shelly Beach!

Glen and I left Breckenridge on August 25 and arrived here in Sydney on August 27.  The late winter weather in Sydney was almost exactly the same weather we left behind in Breckenridge in late summer.  The past seven months have felt like one long summer...and there's still plenty of summer to be had. 

In all fairness, Glen and I once loved winter so much, we both chose to live in it for two decades, which is what left us longing for warm, sunny days.  That's exactly what we're getting. 

It's been very hot lately, but we are lucky enough to be house/dogsitting in a very cool spot.  We are right above Curl Curl Beach.  The breeze is almost always blowing off the ocean.  Doors off of the living room open onto the backyard and send cool air blowing into the house.  There's also a massive Norfolk Island Pine in the backyard producing tons of shade.  We sleep with the windows open and fans on. I've been keeping red wine in the refrigerator

The other night at about 9pm the breeze stopped, so Glen and I jumped in the South Curl Curl rock pool.  It was a full moon at high tide, so the waves from the beach were bashing into the pool.  We were having so much fun, we stayed down there for more than ninety minutes

Last night, it was so hot, that we were both awake in the middle of the night.  We woke up this morning to learn that it was the hottest night Sydney has ever had.  Ever.

Today was exceptionally hot, so we met Deb, Steve and Kian (our friends who come to Breckenridge for a few weeks every year) at Shelly Beach.  When we got there at 7:30 this morning, it was already broiling hot.  We played around with paddleboards and snorkel gear for the entire morning.

It's mid-January and we're in the middle of a heat wave.  The summer is never ending, and I almost hope it will never end.  Almost...ask me again in twenty years.  😉

The South Curly rock pool in the light of day.