Wanna swap? Western Australia for Western Wales? I'd take it anyday. And that's the first time I've seen you mention the Fremantle Doctor. Famous in cricket. And cools down your afternoons you wuss.
Ah yes, the notorious WACA ground. I didnt know if the Fremantle Doctor was known outside of Perth.
I once got sunburnt watching a test match there; in the shade, in the stands, wearing a hat and sunscreen. Fucking ridiculous!
To be honest, i'd love to swap - at least for a while. I
know i shouldnt complain about the climate, but i'm just not into the heat. We get about 7-8 months of hot sunburny weather.
I'm not one of these "bronzed aussies" - i live a nocturnal lifestyle in summer here simply to avoid the heat of the day. Summer nights are nice!
Actually, the heat is not so bad - but the sun down here is nasty. My old man is fair-skinned like me, and has about a dozen skin cancers burned off him every 2-3 months. Hole in the ozone layer and all that.
I'm actually heading south in a couple of days where it will be wetter and actually reasonably cold (max temps around 15 degrees, minimums around 3-5 degrees). Should be nice. We have so much bloody summer here its nice to rug up, sit in front of an open fire with a book, and hike outside all day without having to be covered in sunscreen and sweating like a bastard.
Oh, and no threat of bushfires (a whole town near there got totally wiped out last summer - burned down every fucking house) or the many deadly snakes that will be hibernating at the moment.
Like i say, precipitation and lush forests are a bit of a novelty when you live in a drought stricken arid backwater beach town.
Sounds better than it is, at least if you're like me and have a scandinavian complexion.
Ever planned on coming back to Australia SHM? I'd love to show you the parts of WA worth seeing; the south west is pretty magical.
Perth's pretty dismal city in lots of ways - but there are lots of British expats, and i can see the appeal for people that grew up in such a different climate.
Like anywhere though, it has it's good and bad qualities.