Attention, Mr. and Mrs. Australia and all the ships out at sea:

Summer solstice has arrived. Get out your sunscreen and beach towels. Time to work on those tans.

All Mingle2 members living south of the Equator will be enjoying the warmth, while Mingle2 members living in the far-north latitudes are shivering.

New Zealand is the place to be if you want to be coat free.

So, exactly what is there to do in New Zealand or Australia during the summer?

Inject very cold tears here.

Soufie, maybe you need to book a flight to New Zealand.

At the moment there is not much grass to grow because the rain so far has been limited;
So I dont have the have much chance to make hay while the sun shines on my little house block. No doubt a bit more rain will fix that.

One of the attractions of living in this part of Australia, Half way between Brisbane and the Gold Coast compared to my home town in NZ is that summer here is the wet season while winter is much more dry.
Which means riding a bike is an all year round prospect. Because you dry off quickly after the summer rain and don't get wet and miserable in winter as I did in NZ.

Of course NZ has less harsh solar radiation and lacks the thrill of having poisonous and tourist eating critters

No poisonous and tourist eating critters? Where is the fun in that?

Don't fly (at the request of the airlines) so that
is out, snow here a couple days ago..that is just
not right at the beach :-(

Those balmy, toasty places make good dreams though :-)

Can you swim?

Ahh just to lighten the day .

Must be a "Down Under"-Thing!

No Redbacks on the Toilet-seat?
Slim Newton would have been glad!