As I’m sure you are all aware the economy is going through a little thing that has a number of names like “recession”, “credit crunch”, “feckin death of the Celtic tiger”. For this reason it was to be a bleak Christmas in terms of presents for little tiny Tom, Mike, Gary and Conor. We decided that we would each simply buy each other a DVD for 10 AUS Dollars. So once we returned from the midnight mass service we tore open the wrapping paper made of newspaper to reveal our presents. I made that sound a little bleaker than it was. The best Christmas present we could ask for is good weather so we appreciate that gift we have been granted.
In the morning a few calls were made to the loved ones to discuss the arrangements they had in place for the Christmas. At this point it was inevitable a little bit of jealousy existed when turkey, stuffing, ham, mince pies etc. were mentioned. Australia doesn’t celebrate Christmas as good as back home but looking at them on the beach it could be a good thing as they are all very fit and active.
We had no real plans in place for Christmas Day so we decided to do what ever Irish person does on Christmas Day make our way down to the Beaches. The fist stop was Tamarana Beach which is a Beach close to Bondi Beach. Tamarana Beach is the beach described by all the guide books as the beach of the beautiful which was the perfect place for us to visit. There was a nice crowd at the beach enjoying the festive day that is Aussie Christmas. The beach was full of surfers and swimmers all wearing Santa hats. We had a little lie out on the beach and took some photos with the Santa hats.
A dip into the water was chilling, mind freezing and seriously not easy oh wait that’s swimming in Black Rock Christmas 2007. Christmas 2008’s dip was refreshing, relaxing and seriously easy for us. The warm water was perfect and the waves increased the enjoyment. Going to the beach can be an amazing experience just watching the surfers. Surfing is an adventure that we need to attempt soon but watching is perfect for now. They move through the waters in an effortless manner. The Aussies are the Kings of the water.
After our dip we all decided to visit Irish Central A.K.A. Bondi Beach for a little lookiné. The whole beach was swamped with GAA Jerseys and anything that told people they were Irish. It was good to see how the Irish live on the other side of the world. It wasn’t as drunken as we had expected. Everyone was there for a good time.
That night we had a few Christmas drinks to toast the day that was had aswell as watching one of our presents.
Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night.
Conor
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