It was probably the hottest day so far this year, but that didn’t stop us meeting up with some out-of-town relatives (and some in-town ones) at the Roma Street Parklands.
My Aunt Marion and her grand-daughters Jessica and Kaitlin visited my mum for a couple of days. Mum organised a day out in town, and invited the Crossed Wires gang along with my sister and her two boys Kody and Jarod.
It was hot. Man, was it hot. The forecast was for 29C, and by 9am it was already 28C. The sun was beating down, and the humidity (extra-high, always happens here when storms are on the way) made it worse. I felt really sorry for Jessica and Kaitlin — I hope they don’t go back and tell their schoolmates about what a hell-on-earth Brisbane is (well, if they do, let it be for the right reasons and not because it was really really hot — sorry, little “Brisbane-is-the-arse-end-of-the-world” joke there).
I must say I’ve been in worse heat (our wedding anniversary in 2001 comes to mind, where it seemed like we walked from one end of Singapore to the other in search of Sentosa, having read a map wrong and got off the MRT at the wrong stop, and having walked for nearly two hours, and absolutely furious at each other, giving up in frustration probably only five more minutes walk from where we needed to be). but something made this feel worse. Perhaps it was wanting to be good hosts for our guests — how can you show what a nice place you live in when your collar is sticking to your neck and your face looks like a beetroot that’s having a heart-attack?
Despite all of this, Nicholas was on his best behaviour: charming everyone in sight (as usual) and barely being upset at all despite the heat. It was easier for him than the rest of us though — he had Dad-and-Granny Taxi Service to help out, and dropped off to sleep during the really hot part (ow on earth babies can sleep through any conditions I will never understand).
All told it was a great day — it was really nice to catch up with Marion and Jessica and Kaitlin. Hopefully the girls will come back for another visit.
Maybe in winter next time. 🙂
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