So we’re in transition at the moment - autumn has officially arrived and in a few weeks the clock will go back, heralding in darker evenings. But to be honest, autumn over here could well be the best of all the seasons. When the mercury’s in the mid or high 30’s you tend to spend a lot of time thinking about which air conditioned room you’re going to seek sanctuary in next. Those super-high temperatures of the summer make it difficult to do anything outdoorsy during the middle of the day and while that’s as good an excuse as any to sip an ice-cool beer down at the local boozer, it does hamper days out a bit.
So the transitional seasons, spring and autumn are often the best. Spring’s great, beause of the forthcoming warmer temperatures it heralds, but in autumn you have the advantage of a lovely warm ocean. All summer the water’s been baked by the sun and it’ll carry that warmth right through the next few months. So where I live in South Coast, New South Wales, the average daytime temperature is 26 or 27 degrees, which as far as I’m concerned is damn near perfect and the sea is still about 22 or 23 degrees, which as far as I’m concerned is damn near perfect. At night the temperatures drop nicely which means that people like my missus can get a good nights sleep without constantly thrashing around in a pool of sweat. Personally speaking I’m one of those bods that can stick a solitary foot outside the sheet or duvet and cool off, but my missus is built for cooler latitudes and has problems sleeping during the hot summer months. So it’s a win-win situation. Ideal temperate temperatures, perfect water conditions.
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