We got our car rented at the airport, reminded myself to drive on the left--which is to say "wrong"--side of the road, something which Lillian found to be "weird". I've learned to accept the fact that many things are weird to a teenager. Maybe even most things. Anyway, we managed to find our hotel without incident, if you don't count mistakenly using your windshield wiper control as a turn signal a few times, much to Lillian's amusement: "Grampa, you did it again". I can understand driving on the left, but do they have to make EVERYTHING in the car backwards? There should be a rule that turn signal controls are always on the left side of the steering wheel.
Well, there has not as yet been any sign of life from the room next door where Rebecca and Lillian are located. They are both olympic class sleep-til-noon sleepers, so it may be awhile before we see the whites of their eyes.
The weather since we've landed has been overcast, with occasional light rain, and lots of wind. Things are supposed to get better this afternoon, which fits the late sleepers schedule perfectly. The St. Clair Hotel where we are staying is a little south of the city of Dunedin. As we look out the window we see a long beach stretching north, with a wide surf zone. There were a few surfers out there when we arrived yesterday afternoon, but so far this morning it's been dog walkers and joggers. Let's see if I can figure out how to upload a picture:
What do you know..it works! Next time I'll figure out how to cut the size of the file down. That is Dunedin further up the coast, and I would guess we'll be doing some exploring up that way after breakfast..or lunch...as the case may be. Maybe I'll even learn how to make the turn signals work. Will be making posts a little more frequently now that we're actually here! Jim
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