Last night Lucas and I went to a Christmas carol concert with his grandparents at the manly cricket field. I was expecting a group of carolers on a little stage on the street corner, but instead found a jumbotron screen, an orchestra, a mini petting zoo, food vendors and lots and lots of children. It was like nothing I've ever seen before. One moment a small rudolph the reindeer would leap over my legs, the next moment a twirling fairy would knock over a cooler of drinks. Every carol would end with a lost child announcement. The Christmas cheer and the warm air, combined with a few sugary treats and little adult supervision made for a wild show. Thankful not to see any seizures or projectile vomiting we left the concert.
Lucas and I decided we would walk back to his aunt's house to save our bus passes for a longer trip. We figured we would take the scenic route along the shore and be home in about an hour. An hour later we were in the bush carefully walking with Lucas' headlamp to spot massive spiders that had strewn their web for us to walk through. What was a gorgeous stroll along the bay was now a frank introduction to Aussie's nocturnal wildlife. I was trying to look past Lucas to help spot spiders in his light when I saw the grand-daddy of all spiders approaching his face. I tried to yell out but all that came was a "guhhhahh!". His head passed under by no more than 5 inches. We eventually made it back after another hour of walking and 20 or 30 spider webs. From now on we are walking on the street at night.
Today we played heaps (as they say in Oz) of beach volleyball and tomorrow we are working our first job doing yard work. More pictures coming soon!
That sounds like a nightmare. Glad you guys made it back ok
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