Anjali

I just read something about christmas on this forum, and I just got curious. So how is it when you celebrate christmas in the summer? We celebrated it once in Sydney when we were on holliday. It was so strange to see the people with whom we were staying unwrap presents. It was just too weird.

Bordy

Its one thing I find very hard to get used to out here. It can be anything between 30 & 40 degrees outside & they still do Turkey & trimmings, it may be done in the BBQ but still weird. All the Xmas cards have snow on them to lol. I do enjoy new year though, standing out on the decking at midnight watching the fireworks go off with only a T shirt & shorts on, toasting the old country. Can't beat it.

Simone

I grew up in Oz, so I'm used to it!

I think it's time for some pics
I've got some(!) great ones!



Ok, I wanted to do 1 or 2 pics of every year (1987-1995) but 1987 has no interesting pics.

So, here's 1988, with a measly looking tree.
And my brother doesn't always look that dorky btw

Bordy

Bet that tree didn't see to many more Xmas's

Simone

New Years weekend with dutch friends, 1988/89.

It was at Mylup beach, boiling hot, and the flies were the worst ever, that's why my parents and their friends have twigs in front of there faces

Simone

Nah......
Anyway, next christmas we were camping:

we did a tour of the southwest.
This is Christmas Day in Margret River.

My brother got a cricket set, and I a pram that my parents smuggled with them in the campervan!
1989

Simone

1989/1990

Somewhere around new year's, on the coast on the southwest.
Point d'Extrakdkaj(!) or something....

Simone

Christmas Eve, 1990

Port Hedland(!) caravan park (with little frogs in the pool and toilets and a dead cat behind the garbage bins......)
We were moving up to La Grange/Bidyadanga(200km south of Broome) to live. We did 3 days over the trip.
On Boxing Day the car broke down between two roadhouses (either way about 100km). Lots of people stopped to help, but we ended up being stuck 9 hours!!!!
And that's in the scorching sun, no airco, 2 small kids, and 2 dogs. Bloody Lada Niva Got to La Grange in the middle of the night, slept on the verandah, and got woken by sandflies..... Ahhhh, those were the days!

Simone

1991 Christmas celebrations at our school in Nullagine.
Every kid in the town got a present (probably was only about 30)
We had a play too, and my brother played Joseph, and an aboriginal friend of mine played Maria
Those Chrissy holidays we went down to Perth, staying with friends. Saw Pinnochio on Ice at the Entertainment Centre.

Simone

Last one (cos aparently we didn't celebrate Christmas after 1991... well, not evidenced anyway!)

Perth in Christmas decorations 1991

jayr

Try Christmas in July to beat the heat:

http://www.aquilaretreat.com.au/xmasjuly.html

HUP

Were thinking about doing something like that this year but doing it ourselves. All our birthdays are in June/July so we used to have summer b'days. Now there all winter we thought we'd do something different. Maybe go into the mountains and find some snow etc.

johanne

Hi Jayr
this is something that we planned to do as well, celebrate on the 25th july but i think aquila is a little too far for us, just have to do it down here instead.
We have a nice little restaurant up the road with quite a few b+b so might book that , might even get some snow ( hope not ) have you stayed at the aquila or is it itsomething you found online?
johanne

johanne

Yep exactly the same here ( anniverary in July )....have you been to the cuckoo yet or the old oak tree ?
I need to get up to coles and buy some bbq stuff but i cant tear myself off here it does my head in...

Badge

amusing HUP. Of course, some of us now for the first time get to be Summer babies. We are both. I 've never really been in to b'days as it is winter - less opportunity to sit outside on a warm summer's night...and celebrate.

BM