Hurray – today saw the safe arrival of James and Daniel, David and Ann-Marie, after 10,612 miles flying. We have already visited the beach, seen the pelicans, and paddled in the water. And we found a surprise on the beach – a dead puffer fish! By 5.30 pm, we were working hard to keep them awake.
They arrived to another scorching day, and a disastrous day for the bushfires. Several of the places we might want to visit are now closed, and there are two huge fires west and north of us which look as they might join up into an enormous fire. Last night, the smoke changed the colour of the sky with long plumes of orange-brown smoke.
So a first day summed up by walking by the beach, a dead puffer fish, and a smoky sky.
Nana Down Under 