Red Roo Xmas

When I grew up, white Xmas was something of a myth. It never happened even if technically it could have. It was generally cold, wet, and unpleasant. However, since 2004, I have had 16 white Xmases in Switzerland and one in Austria, and luckily, I seem to have missed this years green and rainy Xmas in Switzerland.
Despite not being religious, I totally detest the commercialisation of Xmas and Xmas food. What a clever marketer convinced millions that they have to have [ dry, tasteless] turkey? Another marketer cleverly added tastier stuffing to make the whole experience less awful. Does anyone list turkey as one of their favourite foods.

In it's place we have a red [ hot] roo Xmas. 37.6C in the shade, and a barbecue of kangaroo, beef, and vegetables . All very nice till about 9 when the bugs want a Xmas meal too. It's time for an abrupt end, but no problem, it's been a long day.

In the morning and early afternoon, we had done two walks at Uluru, had a brief nap, and then went swimming, then immediately started the preparation of the barbecue and veg.

The most amazing thing today is that there were no complaints from the children that there were literally no presents. That surprised me in a positive way.Read more