Our November weekends took on a predictable schedule with experiencing our last bit of Perth time with a reorientation to Canadiana.
Fridays have been beach barbeques and bodysurfing in some rather extreme conditions with the other exchange families. The beaches have public “ques” for people to cook up snags or kabobs and onions. The surf has been rather forceful and yet myself and the kids are still getting “stuck in” and throwing ourselves into the waves.
Saturdays are track meets with Little Athletics for Meaghan and the Cockburn Ice rink for Liam to get his Skating legs going.
The great thing about Track and Field here is the sheer number of kids involved, the parental support and how every athlete is encouraged to try all the events.
Megs can run, jump and throw each meet. The ice skating has been interesting here, with rental that resemble ski boots, people in shorts and singlets and a weekly limbo contest. Last week Liam had three friends for his birthday at the rink to give it a go. No injuries, just a couple of bruises and ice cream cake.
On Sundays we have been driving out to Trigg beach for swimming or surfing. A couple of 30 plus days definitely feel better in the Indian Ocean. The local surf lifesaving club has lessons in the morning and it looks like yet another pastime that would have been nice to tryout. After a quick stop in Freo for coffee on the way home we have been trying for shrimp or lamb on the Barbie to keep our tastes of Aussie going.
