Day at the Beach

So, as most of you know, we love the beach. Yesterday we went to Bondi Beach.

And, you may have been assuming this, but Mollie has been writing most of this. Here's a note from Dan:

We may be adjusting to the time.  We stayed up till 10:30 pm Saturday night! Yesterday we went out looking for places to rent.  There were a few options that might work.  Of course, the one we liked best was at the top of our budget.  We are still getting a feel for which neighborhood suits us.  There are several people here who have strong feelings tied to neighborhood idenity.  There are assumptions about those who live on the north side of the harbor for example which is more suburban.  There are some of the locations that are closer to the city center that have some old building charm and quirks.  It was a nice day yesterday so after the house search was over we decided to go explore and hang out at a neighborhood near the beach.  We had to take a train to a bus to the place. 

This is a picture of a swimming pool in the ocean. People were swimming laps there. Very windy, but beautiful day!

Ok, so you may wonder why I'd put this terrible picture of myself up, but I thought the view was nice. It was really bright sun in my eyes. If anyone has an app to open your eyes up, that would be nice to apply here : )

We ended the day with a bottle of wine (nice Australian Shiraz) on a sofa outside with this view. Really nice day.

Ok, back to me again - we spent most of the morning on the phone with our family and friends. We love and miss you all. And, due to popular demand (especially from Cooper), we wanted to share some things that can kill you in Australia. Since we're speaking of the beach today, let's focus there for the remainder of the blog.

Australia is one of the world's worst places for skin cancer, so I'd say that sunburn and heat stroke are at the top of the list. Also, many beaches have both sharks and box jellyfish! The box jellyfish is one of the most deadly things in the world - also called a seawasp. They are nothing like the jellyfish you get in the Outer Banks, Cooper and Ashley, so don't worry. A salt water crocodile can also kill you. They are very quick. Justin, you should google these things so that Ashley and Cooper can see them. The odds of being hurt or killed by these things are pretty slim, but it is interesting stuff. Here's a link to a fun quiz about dangerous things http://www.funtrivia.com/playquiz/quiz1955331663d20.html

Well, bye for now. Enjoy the rest of your weekend!