Hitting the beach

I decided to enjoy my last few days of unemployment. What a better way to celebrate than to head to the beach! I took a bus to Manly Beach around 9:30 am and got there about an hour later. People were just starting to come out but the temperature was already getting up there.

After I got to the beach, I could smell the salt in the air, hear the ocean waves and feel the sand under my feet. After a sizable application of sun screen (sun is really strong here!) I enjoyed the next couple of hours reading a fiction book. Good times, good times.

After spending several hours on the beach, I decided to walk the length of Manly Beach and find my way to the neighboring Curl Curl Beach. I know, the names of places here are really interesting. Anyways, to get to Curl Curl I had go over a very steep hill. Once I got to the top of the hill, I realized that there was another hill to go over. By this time, I was hot, thirsty and tired. And I had at least 30 minutes of walking back to the bus station. I decided to leave the conquest of Curl Curl Beach for another day.

I checked the temperature when I got home and it looks like it hit 37 C today. Yup, that's hot! It is a really good thing we bought a watermelon yesterday and had it sit in the fridge over night. On a hot day like this, a cold watermelon is perfect!