that's more like it

glorious dee why beach. people in flip flops. the buggy-pushers sitting round under the norfolk pines drinking lattes. beachside cafes. people surfing who look like they ought to be at work. men with chestnut tans who havent spotted the proliferation of skin cancer clinics. old ladies in sensible costumes swimming laps in the sea pool. they're the hardy types because the water's always colder.

wandered about and watched the world go by. felt waves of awakeness and waves of exhaustion. went back the h's house and worked hard at not going to sleep. helped the girls with their patriotic homework - one had to write a poem about Uluru (ayres rock) and one had to write lyrics to 'i'll always call australia home'.