Australia Day

Yesterday, January 26th, was Australia Day and as you might expect there were fireworks. This is the view from the balcony. We get a day off so this is a three day weekend.

Australians are pretty patriotic and there was lots of flag waving and celebration. They are also tolerant and free speech is cherished. On the way in to town yesterday there was a group marching for aboriginal rights with a police escort. It was peaceful. There were also people handing out small Australian flags, free sunscreen samples, and little "tattoos" of the Australian flag that you applied to your skin. There were plenty of stalls selling all sorts of stuff.

Happy Australia Day!