These are stories of my travels – or stories of while I am travelling.
May the Fourth be with you!!!!!
It has been great to be back. Today the weather wasn’t so good and we just got a flick of a thunderstorm.
Yesterday and the day before were just gorgeous though and I took a couple of pics for you guys so you know just what I have to put up with. The heat is definitely a bit of a shock to the system though. Tomorrow is supposed to be 33C (98F) – so I don’t expect to be spending too much time inside.
Anyone want to help me break up a sweat though?
Often I am asked how the ‘speedo culture’ is in Australia.
It is OK, at the pool everyone can wear speedos and nobody would look twice. If you were a lifeguard or part of the surf life saving club, nobody would look twice. I’m pretty sure ALL of my friends (who give the impression of being 100% str8) will own a pair of speedos to wear under their boardshorts. If I go for a swim in the surf in the morning nobody would care.
So with that in mind – I suppose the ‘speedo culture’ is acceptable.
BUT – there is always a but.
But, there is no way I’d just wear them if my mates were having a Sunday afternoon on the beach having a few drinks and playing beach cricket. I had a BBQ yesterday arvo at a mates place and he has a pool in his building complex – none of the guys would ever strip down to a speedo and have a dip in the pool. Saying that…. the same guys after a few drinks would strip naked and go for a swim.
Perhaps the Aussie ‘speedo culture’ is ironic. I’m sure if I hung out with a bunch of gay guys it would be different.
I would LOVE to be at the beach on a Saturday arvo and a game of beach volleyball starts up and all my mates are in speedos…..
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