Armidale has just had its hottest day in about 7 months with a top temperature of 29 C (84 F) ... amazing for September (or March in the northern hemisphere). And Sydney was well into the 30s. Yet 400 km to the south-west of Sydney in the Snowy Mountains it was, believe it or not, snowing. The blizzard there was driven by ferocious winds and rain coming in off the southern ocean.
On another subject, Australians were today in a way commiserating with New Zealand today after their loss in the America's Cup on San Francisco Bay which locals were following closely. I say 'in a way' because much of the crew of the winning American vessel were actually Australians and New Zealanders, together with some Dutchmen. So the US provided the capital, but many of the crew were from down-under and the skipper was an Australian. So we had it both ways in this event.
AS
On another subject, Australians were today in a way commiserating with New Zealand today after their loss in the America's Cup on San Francisco Bay which locals were following closely. I say 'in a way' because much of the crew of the winning American vessel were actually Australians and New Zealanders, together with some Dutchmen. So the US provided the capital, but many of the crew were from down-under and the skipper was an Australian. So we had it both ways in this event.
AS
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