Weather

One of the biggest differences here in Australia is the weather. It is so unpredictable. About a week ago, it was one of the hottest and humid days I have ever exprienced in my life. It is so uncomfortable and you just sweat. It's so humid you practically sweat in the shower. The house we live in is very old so there is no air conditioning and the house next to us is so close that it blocks any wind coming in from the windows. So Meribeth and I were sitting around the house with a fan in our face all day long. Well later that night it stormed for about 10 minutes. Apparently, when it gets that hot and humid rain rolls in to cool it down.
So the next day after that the day was horrible, it was windy and overcast and actually really cold. It was a nice break from the heat but not so great when you dress for 100 degree weather.
On Sunday, it was very hot and humid again and then we went to work and it stormed even harder. It sounded like someone was throwing rocks it rained so hard. Some people also mentioned that there was a possibiltiiy it could hail. Now, how it hails in 100 degree weather I have no idea, but they seem to think it is possible. I have yet to see it, but apparently it hails like golf balls sometimes.
No matter how hard it rains here, there is always someone there to say, "oh that was nothing." Well I don't know what is something then because these last couple of storms have almost knocked out our power and the wind is hard enough to knock over the barristers that we have around the restaraunt.
So the weather is out of control and very unpredictable. This country is in a major drought, but so far since I've been here it has rained about twice as much as I have seen all year in San diego. so they need to reset their water systems or something.
The storms usually only last about 15-30 minutes and they are absolutely amazing to watch and hear. The thunder strikes sooo hard and it is right above us usually. After the storms the sky is absolutely amazing. The way the clouds look over the sun or moon is just indescribable. I'm not sure if I pay more attention over here or the sky just doesn't change the way it does here, but the sky is just beautiful to look at here during the storms.
The weather is really cool and I enjoy it but it is so unpredictable that it is hard to plan things, especially when you don't have a car.