Happy Campers

Just had a great long weekend (yes, another one...) and despite the intense heat we managed to have a good one.

On Friday night we went to see Run Fat Boy Run, a Simon Pegg film with some very fitting moments for our recent trips to the gym. In the UK I would have never considered going to the cinema on a warm sunny day but here it is bliss to spend a couple of hours in ice cold air con!

On Saturday we decided to test our new tent out and headed to the McLaren Vale to Lakeside Caravan Park. I was impressed at our ease of assembling the tent - we didn't even argue! There was a pool at the campsite which was bliss for an afternoon dip.















In the evening we had a chinese takeaway (ok ok, we don't have cooking equipment yet, or even an esky so a takeaway was a good option!) and sat outside our little tent waiting for it to cool down. It was still roasting when we went to sleep (I reckon around 30c) but waking up in the morning was bliss as the sun hadn't yet risen and the air was reasonably crisp.

We headed to Willunga for brekkie which is going to be a nearby town for us when we eventually move down that way. It's a lovely town and I actually prefer it to McLaren Vale itself.

We then went over to the coast (we called it a progressive breakfast) for a cuppa at the Star of Greece in Port Willunga. I'm gutted when I remember the restaurant is named after a shipwreck and not named so because of it's distinct resemblance to a Greek island! For me it is complete Mediterranean bliss!

I can't actually remember what we did from then on. I think the heat has made my head a bit fuzzy! There was definitely a visit to the beach on Sunday and Monday - a dip in the sea is a perfect remedy!

I might sound a little bit like I'm whinging about the heat. I have to emphasise that I absolutely love the heat and that horrible feeling of cold bones is a million miles away (one of my primary reasons for moving to Australia!). I guess I am potentially a little whiney but I blame having no air conditioning at home, living in a two story house (rare here!) so the heat rises to the bedrooms and having quite a few hot restless nights... Also, when I'm talking hot - it's hot!

I challenge you all in the UK to crank up your heaters to 39c to experience a day time temperature, and then maybe turn it down a few degrees to about 30c, leave it on all night long in your bedroom, sleep like that for a week and then see if you turn out a little whiney like me! haha!

Anyway, enough moaning. I'm off to the beach. ;-)