Break out your woolies!

Unlike in Canada, the official change of season in Australia is the first of the month in which the season changes, rather than on the 20th or 21st and being tied to the hours of sunlight and the position of the sun and all that jazz.  The daylight hours here are roughly 12 - 14 hours of sunlight, 365 days a year.  Plus we are in the tropics, so there is a rainy season but it doesn't get that cold.  This means we are only 6 weeks from the start of winter.  We have been told to expect to need jackets and scarves, but we just can't see it.  We think people here want to pretend it's cold, but they know that it isn't.

Today, for instance, was a beautiful warm day.  The sky was bright and sunny, it was about 16C overnight and got up to 25C in the afternoon.  Sunblock was necessary, extra layers of clothing were not. 

April 10, 2011 - a "brisk" autumn day

We went to the CBD to browse in the mall and what did we see?  People trying on fur hats and toques and looking at wool coats.   One man in a shop told us it was time to break out the woolies for an extra layer.  Maybe we just have too much Canada left in our blood, but we really doubt the need for a wool coat this year.  Yes, next year we might be whining about the chill in the air but right now all we can say is "Bring it on!"