The Anchorage, Part 3

[Satira Capriccio]

A little bird whispered in my ear that Aine for Diva, Play for Diva, and Poses for Diva were submitted this morning!

Ok. So, that little bird is all in my mind since I was wide awake when I filled out the forms and hit Submit.

I updated Diva Play Sneak Peek and added some of the promotional images.

 

[Miss B]

Fingers (and toes) crossed it all passes inspection quickly.

 

[Terre]

Good luck.

 

[Lorraine]

Fingers and toes crossed down here too! Love Aine, she's so cute...and the little outfit is adorable, well done!

 

[Satira Capriccio]

Thanks Miss B, Terre, and Lorraine!

 

[Rae134]

Hope it all goes well Satira!

I just needed to share what a glorious day it is.
Left work early (2pm) and just drove home with my roof down and (crazy) hair blowing in the wind (I really need to keep a hat in the car ). After freezing the last month or so its a beautiful 23c (73.4F).

 

[Lorraine]

Sounds fab, Rae! My daughter just posted a photo of her and her friend on the beach at Surfers, WEARING BIKINIS!!! Oh my, as I sit in front of my fire waiting for the wheelhoose to warm up, I gotta say, envious!!

 

[Rae134]

I've had on long sleeve T's, another long sleeve tunic, jumper and a jacket for the last few weeks and today I had on a long sleeve tunic and a poncho and I almost too the poncho off, so yes, its a beautiful day! (even if I was so inclined to wear a Bikini, I don't think its quite THAT warm yet not far off tho).

 

[Terre]

Poncho?
Boy do clothing styles travel around the world. In the US about the only times you see them any more is as plastic ones for rain gear and people dressing as 19th century Mexicans.

 

[Miss B]

Very true Terre. I can't even remember the last time I saw one of the rain gear ponchos.

 

[Terre]

They tend to be common for hikers and backpackers out here.

 

[Miss B]

Oh for sure, but I used to see them here in the City, though more often on young kids than adults, unless it was the local mailman.

 

[Satira Capriccio]

Bikinis in the middle of winter? Gosh! I could see that when you live in the tropics, but she isn't, right?

 

[Lorraine]

Morning all! A wild and windy day in Opua, from a direction that I'm sheltered from but it's still howling. Poor Cuckoo on the other side of the river is not so sheltered and is copping it...not in any danger, just uncomfortable. Poor loves.

Satira, Erin is in the tropics. She's now on the Gold Coast, a little south of Brisbane and much, much warmer than here. As Rae has said, they've had some cooler weather but not as cool as here. Now it's back to balmy. She's in heaven, apart from the lack of good night life, the dearth of culture, the crappy bus service, and all the other reasons she originally left the GC for Melbourne. Every time she posts another 'I miss Melbourne's whatever' I crack up, she gets no sympathy from her mother, just a lot of laughter

 

[Miss B]

You are sooooo bad Lorraine.

 

[Lorraine]

I know

 

[Lorraine]

Sheesh! Please ignore what I said about being sheltered. The wind is coming straight down the river, the dinghy is trying to climb into the cockpit, the NOISE is driving me bats$&t and the only consolation is the sun shining through the windows. And when I've finished my coffee I have to don warm clothes and my wet weather jacket, venture forth onto the foredeck and put yesterday's water collecting into the tank. Oh joy, oh rapture!!

 

[Satira Capriccio]

I see!

Gold Coast experiences a humid subtropical climate, with warm winters and hot, humid summers. The city experiences substantial summer precipitation mostly concentrated in thunderstorms and heavy showers with rain events occasionally lasting up to a few weeks at time giving residents "the Summer blues", while winter is pleasant and warm with little rain. In fact, it is this pleasant winter weather that both the city and the Sunshine Coast—the coastal region north of Brisbane— are internationally renowned for. Extreme temperatures recorded have ranged from 2.5 °C (36 °F) on 19 July 2007 to 40.5 °C (105 °F) on 22 February 2005, although the city rarely experiences temperatures above 35 °C (95 °F) in summer or below 5 °C (41 °F) in winter.

Gold Coast, Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia​

 

[Lorraine]

Yep, that's the GC! Erin was run out of Melbourne by the cold but is pining

 

[Terre]

41F to 95F for normal temp range? That is MILD!