Aussie Aussie Aussie!

A delayed post about the best Australia day I've ever celebrated.

The highlight of the day was the 'international-eclectical' reunion that took place. P., C., C., M. and G. all arrived from different parts of the world, while G. was preparing to depart. It was a nice way to see everyone in a chilled out environment. The sun was also beating down pretty hard causing my traditional 'australia-day sunburn' that seems to happen every year. I guess I never learn!

The most noticeable thing however was the significantly large number of flags plastered everywhere...I guess the Big Day Out warning hit home rather hard. Funny how once 'the establishment' publicise word about what not to do, everyone decides to do it 100 times more. I just hope it doesn't become like the US where people are so patriotic that it's almost offensive!

Another thing that really made me think was watching all the innocent kids run around on the beach having a fantastic time. You know that you have lost your innocence when you are no longer in 'awe' of the beach, and you whinge about everything...be it the 'sand', the 'sun', or the huge number of blue-bottles that littered the beach. I wish I could go back to being 5 where the best thing in life was digging a huge hole in the sand, sitting in it while someone filled it with water!