Oh Esperance, we love you!

As much as this place does look incredibly like paradise, and in some ways, it very much is, one thing lacks: warm water!! The ocean water down here is freezing, I honestly mean May / June lake water back home freezing. And so, on a hot sunny day, we throw the boogie boards in the back of the car, change into swim suits, drive on out to the beach, run towards the water, only to wince on our way in and cry out when the waves knock us over because it is so very cold! Once you get in, yes, you get use to it, but honestly, I want out within 10 minutes. So we bought wet suits!! We hear that the weather will inevitably get a little colder down here, ya know, say 15celcius or so in winter (God, how will we survive???) and therefore, the water will as well. We're hoping to learn how to surf soon too, and with that, we need wetsuits.

It was quite entertaining a few weeks ago when we made our way down to the water after work, got all the gear ready, and threw on out wet suits in the parking lot. A few "tourists" gazed on with surprised looks, probably thinking, why are these wimps putting wet suits on, it's 25celcius outside! But alas, as they ran down into the water, and put their toes in the icy blue water, their facial expressions quickly changed for eek, to, oh, now I know why. It felt kind of ironic that we felt like the local know-it-alls at that moment! Lovely.

We're loving the beaches here. The pictures speak for themselves.

Miss you all.....

cristen :o)