Surf's Up!

The Indian Ocean is really quite spectacular. The water here in early June is still really quite warm. Keep in mind it's late autumn here now! We all went swimming yesterday at Mullaloo Beach. The surf is great here and the water is clear and without many weeds. We have acquired two boogie boards with which we can ride the waves right into the shore. It is such fun and doesn't require much skill, thankfully! However, as Steve and I both experienced yesterday, those waves will leave you with your pants full of sand if you don't catch the wave just right! (makes you walk funny when you get out of the water!) We also tried our talent as long jumpers; Sam turns out to be fairly good at it, and Camerin laughed too hard to really be able to do much of a jump at all.

Monday was a holiday; Foundation Day. It is a day celebrated to signify the founding of Western Australia by settlers. Obviously, the rest of Australia's states (there are 7 in all) do not celebrate this holiday, but it was a day off for schools, businesses, post, and stores.