Australia Day

Monday was my first Australia Day as an Australian citizen but I wasn't really celebrating. It commemorates the day in 1788 when the First Fleet showed up in Australia but these days its just an excuse for overly nationalistic nonsense and everyone goes about wrapped in the flag and shouting lots. We're also in the middle of something of a heat-wave right now so spending any time outside is pretty uncomfortable.

Australia Day kangaroos

As a result, I ran away for a couple of days to Emily's folks' place in the Blue Mountains where its a few degrees cooler and there aren't quite so many Australians. A very pleasant weekend was had up there and the South Africans managed to beat the Aussies at cricket as well. Lovely.