Pier Street

This is our little "main street." It's got everything we need from the grocery store to the post office to a handful of bakeries and take-away eateries.

The beach... again

Altona Beach

Our cute little beach which is 1.7 km (or a nice 1 mile stroll) from our place

Seaholme Station

This is our closest train station, which is about 1 kilometre (or a little over half a mile) away

Strine (Australian slang)

Here's today's guide for Strine-

Breaky = Breakfast
Potato Gems = Tater Tots
Full Stop = Period (at the end of a sentence)
How ya goin' = How's it going / How you doing
Gorgeous = Nice personality
Buggy/Trolley = Shopping cart
Car park = Parking lot
I reckon = I think
Tele = TV
Mobile = Cell phone
Sunnies = Sunglasses
Schoolies = School aged Children

That's all for today class!

Cherry Lake

Our "backyard"

This little reserve is just on the other side of our block. We are surrounded by the reserve, Cherry Lake, the ocean (ok... it's a "bay") and the Mobile Refinery :)