South Coast

Sunday:

We decided to go to the South Coast on a little holiday after all, the weather was cool and rainy so we didn't feel in danger from the bushfires which are everywhere - but actually they are closer to our home (8 kilometres away) than where we went in Kiama. We hesitated a lot about going - it seemed frivolous somehow - but decided that as long as we weren't being a nuisance to firefighters then our holiday dollars would be helping a town that relies a lot on tourist trade. And we would leave at the first sign of danger.

We walked around the town a lot, the coast and the lighthouse next to the famous blowhole (not blowing much while we were there). A lot of the eateries were closed because it was Monday/Tuesday, or because of the bushfires. It was incredibly humid despite being mostly cool, so it was kind of unpleasant to be moving around. On the third morning the air quality was so bad from bushfire smoke that we couldn't go outside at all - so we decided to drive home. Oh well, we had a couple of nice meals and got a lot more exercise than I am used to.

I haven't heard anything from work yet about this year. I'm hoping I get enough casual work that I don't have to look elsewhere. I don't really feel motivated to do more study yet.