Boxing Day at Aldinga

We all slept in this morning.  The excitement of Christmas Day had left us all feeling a little tired.   Of course a trip to the small supermarket to buy batteries for Jespa's toys and a Skype session with the family in Holland meant we were soon all back in Christmas Day mode again.   

I must state that  the reason why family members in Holland won at Uno and Rhumicub was because I was not there to win the games.   At least my absence gave them a fair go at winning!     

We had a very post festive lunch of left over ham, pork and turkey, fruit salad, custard and ice cream.   Not all on the same plate, I hasten to add.   We also included some salad, just to add a bit of variety.    

I then read my Big Aussie Icons book, which I received for Christmas.   Apparently there are now about 150 Big Things scattered across the country, so we have barely touched the surface in our quest to find them.  As tacky as they are, and some are definitely in need of love, care and attention, they do a great job of entertaining us as we travel around the countryside.  Apparently there was going to one called The Big Poo but there were so many protests that the idea was dropped.   I wonder why?   We did miss a few on the way down from the Gold Coast, including The Big Joint in Nimbin.  Nimbin is inland from Byron Bay, and a bit of a 'hippie' place.

The rest of the family watched the second Harry Potter DVD.   They do not look as if they have moved since I took the photo last evening.  Six more DVDs to go apparently.

Then at 4 p.m. we drove to Aldinga Beach, and then onto the beach, which is what you do down here.   Walter and Darren did not move from the front seat of the ute, lazy people.    I took Jay and Jespa for a very long swim.   They had their body surf boards and rode the waves extremely well.   I tried to do the same, but either fell off or managed only a few feet of surf.   It was fun though.   The water was warm, and there were no rips or undertows and the sea bed did not have lots of holes.   I was able to stand up easily.   Unlike on the East coast of Australia where I constantly felt unstable.  

 The people in the next group of cars were very well set up, with tents, chairs and picnics.  

 The view towards the hills and Sellick's Beach.

This evening I went for a very long walk, in the attempt to burn off some calories.    These are most unusual sand cliffs, and are made of sand stone and have been weathered by the rain and wind.  

This benign looking water, called Port Willunga, was once the site of a very bad ship wreck during the 1880's.   The Star of Greece ran aground during a severe storm.   There is now a fish restaurant here which uses the same name.

Another day of swimming tomorrow, a trip to a playground, plus the third Harry Potter DVD.