Having a Gaytime

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Weirdly this is Australian for having an ice cream - no euphemism intended...... Yes there is an Ice cream called a Gaytime - and they are quite yummy.
But how can they get away with it you ask....

Well I dunno but it just goes to prove - Australia, a day ahead and stuck in the 1970's!

Australiania (or something like that)

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So some Australian things to baffle and confuse....

Everyone (mostly) says thank you to the bus driver when you get off..... this positively never happens in England (though it might in rural Wales/Scotland)

I have English feet and they are geared up for Birkenstocks not flip flops (thongs) so its too bad but $1 thongs from Woolworths will never be my footwear of choice.....

Sausage Sizzles - the little brother of the BBQ, a loaf of bread a hot sausage and a selection of condiments.... and there you have the perfect fundraiser - people will wander over and ask how much and pay you for a daggy sausage on a piece of white bread - Terrific!

Audio book jogs memory

Listening to Bill Bryson's Notes from a Small Island I was reminded of the Union my Dad belonged to. FOr most of my formative years I believed that Nat Sopa was his freind and or boss.... never realising it was an acronym... ahhh the innocence of youth.

NATSOPA

I'm loving it....

So my favorite activity right now is meeting the GAB and going down to the beach at 10pm, a bottle of chilled white wine, some nibbles and depending on how hot the day has been, either enjoying the breeze or standing knee deep in the bay and watching the moon set.... This is most definitely the life!

Baloons over Parkdale

OK technically they are over Moorabin airport (its quite a small airport BTW) but very pretty at 7.30am from the bus stop.

Ahh the joys of surburban living.....