Australia Day down Australia Way

We took the kids to the Western Australian museum where you can touch the (barbless) Rays, and walk underwater.  They have aquatic life from all around their coast and the museum is pressed up right on the Ocean.  It is just north of Perth at a harbour called Hillarys.  They have two beaches, countless shops and a water slide, high ropes centre.  As it was Australia Day everyone was decked out in full National pride.
Okay, everything is completely inverted here.  Yes we are down under, yes the water circles the other way, yes they drive on the other side of the road.  Christmas is in summer, But their National Holiday is smack dab in the middle of summer- just like us.  Only instead of Maple leafs everywhere - almost everyone is dressed in something that says Australia, temporary tatoos for Australia, writing in Zinc sun screen about Australia.  And they have a cool cheer:
"Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi,Oi,Oi!"  Still do not know what it means, but I like it.

In the evening they had a huge fireworks display over the Swan River.  Just like home - only six months opposite.  It also signifies the unofficial end to their summer holidays, back to school for the kids next week.
And that means back to school for me as well.