OK, I'm officially envious. Or jealous. Whichever.
A good friend of mine is currently working in Port Macquarie. She just sent me a postcard, and here is the worst bit:
I've been to the lighthouse, the beaches and the riverside. Went to one of the weekend markets. Went to SeaAcres Rainforst Reserve. There's a koala hospital here - haven't been there yet. Saw wild kangaroos along the road outside where I work. I've got kookaburras outside my window for my alarm clock. Enjoy your winter.
I swear, there's me and a dozen Canadians ready to pack up and come down there right bloody now. :P
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Hmmm...that's how I felt about you when you wrote about the soft falling snow. You're gonna get a white snowy Xmas just as how it's always portrayed on TV, story books of my childhood etc. Xmas in summer is like all my other Xmases growing up in tropical Asia. BTW those kookaburras start when the sun comes up at 5am and go on into the night. Imagine at night with the pitch black bush around you and all you can hear is the cackle of the kookaburras
As everyone says, the grass is greener on the other side. Most Canadians want to leave Canada during the winter/Xmas holidays. While you're enjoying the kookaburras, imagine being in -50 Celcius weather and needing to go outside for something vital...
Although they're fat and cute, kookaburras don't exactly go "cheep cheep"
Hehe. Nice rendition of the kookaburra's laugh. :)
But I'll still be envious. I miss Australia a lot right now, and Port Macquarie has to be one of the better spots in the country. I didn't grow up with stories of a white Xmas - I grew up with stories of "Santa in shorts being towed by kangaroos". The holiday season so far has been cold, wet, and dark.
Enjoy your time wherever you are. Port Macquarie is a nice place to be this time of year. :)
Well, while you have the opportunity to be in "Winter Wonderland" enjoy it on behalf of the rest of us who are "Dreaming of a White Christmas". Just to annoy you further, did i mention about the huge flock of lorikeets that reside in the car park trees?
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