Melbourne is technically by the sea but no one swims here. That’s because it’s actually situated on the top end of a massive bay with a very small opening to the ocean, and the water is quite dirty close to the city. The further down you go the bay, the cleaner the water gets. But it’s still not like swimming in the sea.
Last weekend we went to the real ocean. We stayed in a little beach house in Sandy Point, about three hours from Melbourne. It was quite amazing. I didn’t know that the coast was this beautiful in Victoria. I don’t know why I wouldn’t think so. Most of the Australian countryside is beautiful so why wouldn’t this part be?
On Sunday we went for a hike in Wilsons Prom, which is mainland Australia’s southernmost national park. It rained during the whole walk but it was a very fine rain. The kind of light rain they call txirimiri in the Basque country. Apparently it comes from the expression txirri-txirri, which means little by little, but continuously.
