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I know what y'all are thinking.
"Pfft, what, does she LIVE at the beach now?!"
Hardly. (And, um, I wish.)
BUT!
We have been spending quite a bit of time beaching it up this summer (no kidding) and taking advantage of one of the best summers in recent memory, especially since last summer was such a wash. (Seriously, it sucked hard.) I can't remember the last time it's been so consistently hot and, well, I'm thankful for it. Nothing quite so lame as a summer that's NOT.
So, with this wonderful summery goodness, I can't get enough of frequenting Victoria's gorgeous coastline and doing a whole lotta beachy daytrippin'.
Sure, we look all serene and whatnot in these pics, but we had a hilarious argument when we got to Barwon Heads beach after finding a spot in the shade (Barwon Heads is on the Bellarine Peninsula and Lorne on Great Ocean Road).
Me: All right, so, let's put sunscreen on.
Yogi: Oh God... [looks pained] I hate sunscreen. I hate creams.
Me: Hahahah. Yeah, I know. You've made that fact clear a gazillion times in the seven years we've been together.
Yogi: You don't understand. It's just...bleargh! Cream!
Me: Oh my God.
Yogi: [smears cream on face tentatively] [stares at cream on hands like it's poison]
Me: Well, it's official. You've lost it!
Yogi: I'd rather not swim if it meant I wouldn't have to put sunscreen on.
Me: I...wow. You know, you could stop being a baby and accept the damn sunscreen as a necessary evil, and something you need to fight the harsh Australian sun.
Yogi: [shudder]
YOU GUUUUUYS.
Is anyone else's partner so "allergic" to sunscreen? Because, I mean, come ONNN. Yogi goes from being the naturally awesome dude he is to suddenly morphing into a nervy dude whose kryptonite is freakin' sunscreen. Sunscreen!
I somehow managed to do his back without him squirming or burying himself in the sand. But then, then! He was impatient to wait the fifteen minutes for the sunscreen to absorb. Bwahahah.
We came, we swam, we jumped off the pier a bunch of times. ('Cause, you know, we're ten. YEAH!) After swimming for a good hour, we left Barwon Heads, drove to Lorne, noshed on a yummy late lunch, and (power)walked on the beach. Thank you, summer, for these deliciously bitchin' days!
(As for you, work? Well, you can sod off! DUH. Dratted Mondays. What are they good for? Fie on them!)
Dammit woman, stop tempting me with summer
ReplyDeleteAllergic to sunscreen? At least he's not like my fiance who claims he's allergic to the sun! He haaates it! I make him drag me to the beach kicking and screaming.. ;)
ReplyDeleteGah you must stop with these beach adventures I am way too jealous and flights to Australia are WAY too expensive
ReplyDeleteI keep forgetting you have reverse seasons. Sigh. Why am I not there right now? It has been SO FRIGGIN COLD in the northeast. It's like the winter that won't ever end. I look forward to summer and sunscreen and cute dresses and warm sands.
ReplyDeleteYou guys are too cute. Thankfully Bryan isn't as squeamish when it comes to sunscreen. But then again, he's essentially covered in tattoos so he kind of has to deal with it :)
I keep wishing the weather got warmer here so we don't have to spend our weekends cooped up. Keep bringing these summer posts please, it reminds me that there is light at the end of this winter tunnel!! PS and you guys do look very serene, despite the whole sunscreen thing!
ReplyDeleteI burn in like two seconds flat, even with 50+ sunscreen (procured in large quantities whenever I'm in the US). So yeah, I feel Yogi's pain. The last time I went to the beach was New Year's Eve 2011, and I spent the entire time wrapped in towels. So yeah...
ReplyDeleteSounds like you had a most excellent time though!
xx
IC hates cream too - he gets rashes and I'm all "you know what would make that go away" and he goes "don't even say it, I won't put cream on!"
ReplyDeleteHe does put sunscreen on, but he doesn't enjoy it.
Thanks so much for the sweet note! I love, love, love your blog (you are so fun) and I was fascinated by your "About" section. Thanks for following me. This is when I love blogging, when I can connect with an awesome blogger.
ReplyDeletePS - It was crazy reading about Australian summer, while it was snowing out my window here in the US. PS PS - Has your man ever tried spray on sunscreen? He may hate it a little less lol
Gosh lady, aren't you lucky! :D
ReplyDeleteIt's been a scorching late summer here too. Today was 35 Celsius. And trust me, if I was living close to a beach, I would be there every single available moment too! Enjoy it ;)
Lorne! Love me some Victoria coastline. However, I was also charmed by Western Australia's beaches. Why does your country have to be so darn beautiful!?
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