Christmas in shorts

Dad and roo having a good chat
Originally uploaded by Petra Bos.

On the day my parents arrived here in Adelaide for the Christmas holidays we went to an event called Carols by Candlelight. It is an event with an amazing atmosphere! Thousands of people all carrying candles and singing songs at a beautiful spot in the middle of Adelaide. It is quite different celebrating Christmas here compared to Europe. People in church wearing shorts and sun glasses! But the Carol-singing definitely helped bringing on the real Christmas feeling.
I also uploaded some photos of the mandatory visit to Cleland, my favourite wildlife park around Adelaide where we had some private times with the roos and emus. And of course, we visited the Barossa; you have to enjoy the good life!
Finally there are a few photos of our visit to the Coorong. The Coorong is a national park a few hours South of Adelaide. It is the place where the mighty river Murray meets the see. There are some lagoons and lots of sand dunes around there and it's a home for many birds. Later this year I went back to the Coorong for a camping weekend, photos of this will follow... eventually.