Christmas Time in Australia

My very first Christmas away from home was back in 2014. It was filled with excitement of the unknown as I had never been apart from my family during this time, and little did I know it was to be the first of many. What better place to spend Christmas away from Scotland than on the beach, Bondi Beach to be exact.

The morning was glorious and I headed to the beach with other 'orphans', wearing the obligatory Santa hats and having a Christmas swim. 

The beach, as you can imagine is packed full of locals and tourists all wanting their photo on the beach to brag to friends and family back home.

This particular day was an absolute scorcher. The sea was refreshing and we worked up an appetite to have Prawn salad and potato salad. I still find it strange not having the traditional turkey my Dad makes at Christmas. 

On Boxing Day there is the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race, which you can watch from Sydney Harbour and all the way along the coast. 

Aussies usually have the days off between Christmas and New Year, and so in this case, I headed up to Summer Bay aka Palm Beach.

We decided to climb to the very top of the Barrenjoey Lighthouse, a must do if you ever visit Sydney. The views up there are incredible and you can see all the way to the Central Coast on good days.

I am finally headed home this year for Christmas to spend it with my family. Will be strange to not have my usual Christmas swim but family far outweighs the beach!