Friday, December 25

Merry Christmas from the other side of the world. We arrived in Dunsborough late yesterday afternoon, for a 4-day stay at a B & B not far from the beach. This morning we went hiking along part of the Cape to Cape track, above the cliffs with beautiful ocean views.

We saw more people at the beach today than we’ve ever seen, but we were told that many Aussie’s have a tradition of going to the beach on Christmas. There was virtually nothing open, except for one gas station that was only open in the morning, so luckily we were able to get some “petrol.”However, when we went out later in the day to get some Christmas dinner, everything was closed. Just as we’d given up and headed back to the B&B to make sandwiches out of the leftover turkey and brie we’d bought the day before for lunch, Bill noticed a Thai restaurant with an “Open” sign in the window, and sure enough, they had just opened for dinner. So, that certainly beat cold left over sandwiches for Christmas dinner.