Rebas' Adventure in Ozzieland

Merry Christmas! I will write again after Christmas day, but I realize I haven’t written in a while. I have been enjoying my time off. Lots of sleeping late and reading fun books. I went the an event Sunday night that sadly I have no pictures of because I misplaced my camera and just found it today (under a book, who would a guessed?). Carols by Candle light is a show that goes for several weeks in many locations. We went to one in a park downtown. There must have been 1000 people there, all on picnic blanket facing the stage were a live orchestra played Christmas music and we got to sing along. They did a kids program first and had some unknown dignitary stand up and make a speech first. We ignored all that and eat our picnic dinner and talked. When we came in (it cost $10 per person and went to charity) we got a song book and a candle each. When the light was fading we lit our candles and read the lyrics by their light. It was so fun! But I must say, the candle dripped all over me, unlike at home were the candle is lit just for silent night, this one had to last through 10 songs or so. It finished with fireworks, really good display. ____________On Tuesday my friend Melanie moon pie came back to Perth with her parents for a few days before they took a plane home. I went with them to spend the day at Rottenest Island (aka Rotto). I holiday getaway just a ferry ride away. I don’t have pics of that either, but Mel should be posting some on facebook for me soon. What a great day. We got onto the island and took a bus to bay and we snorkelled. I love water! I love swimming! I love snorkelling! We didn’t see anything crazy awesome like the coral reef or anything, but it was still beautiful and so relaxing. We went to two bays and then took the bus back to the ferry. Perfect day. Rotto is nothing more than multiple bays and holiday cabins you can rent. You can rent bikkies and ride the whole thing in a day. There is also a small kangaroo type of marsupial called a Quokka that is so cute! They don’t exist anywhere else on earth, just on that island, cool huh? It was so good to hang out with Melanie all day before she left; she is such a good friend, someone I will defiantly keep up with even if we live far apart. __________last night we did High Chocolate, we are in the middle of a heat wave that is very humid, so hot cocoa may not have been the best choose, but people had fun. I did a reading of How the Grinch Stole Christmas which few people had read before (although Dr Seuss is quite popular). No had grown up watching to cartoon either. I will let you know how Christmas is and I will have pictures too. Merry Christmas!