It has been a very different feeling to walk into the shops and see the displays of beach wear, swimming pools, sand toys, sunscreen next to the Christmas trees, ornaments and mistletoe!
The Christmas decorations are still "snowflakes, pine trees, sleighs and jingle bells" but there are very few "fireplaces" for Santa to come down around here!
The up side to having a summer Christmas is that you can walk the neighborhood and look at the snow flakes, the Santa sleigh's and sing about "dashing through the snow".... all in your flip flops and shorts!
You can have the Christmas dinner at a park and then go swimming.
Christmas afternoon can be sunbathing or going to the beach.
Yes there is an "up side" (At least for this sun loving gal!)
We recently celebrated a family Christmas with a sail around Sydney Harbour, so definitely a fun side of an OZ Christmas!
I did realize though that it does not matter what the "season" is when you celebrate Christmas, it is still Christmas and is all about family, friends and yes "Peace on Earth"
I may not get to see Santa in a swimsuit but I will definitely enjoy this Summer Christmas in OZ and be forever thankful for the wonderful friends and family that have made it a very special season for me this year.
travel on!
