What did you do on Australia Day

[Allan_L]

We got up at sunrise, packed the van and headed off to Norah Head.

There we picked a nice high spot overlooking the ocean and pitched the Aussie Flag. Set up the BBQ, table and chairs and proceeded to cook bacon and eggs to have on a roll.

It was Joanne's idea. And totally out of character. But sounded like a good thing to do.

After aussie breaky, packed up headed home for traditional lunch with the extended family. As it was my birthday the next day, I got some nice pressies too.

All in all, a great day.

[DavidU]

I worked. Not bad at all. And a nice cold beer after dinner.

[lacad01]

Did some gardening and planted some new vegis, had friends over for a BBQ in the afternoon, enjoyed some nice coldies and the kids planted little Aussie flags around the garden :gday:

[duncan]

We were given the day off after rolling up for work, so went home loaded the tinnie up and went fishing. Caught nothing but bull sharks got drowned by the rain, blown away by the wind, drank plenty of beer!!!!

All in all not a bad day out.:lol:

Cheers from Weipa,
Duncan:thumbsup:

[jjjnettie]

I spent the day as a couch potato.

[erick]

A meeting all day - 8:30am to 9pm

[pgc hunter]

Did absolutely nothing except drink booze, eat steak and watch Family Guy. Therefore it was a fantastic day

[Rick Petrie]

Allan
You must have got astro presents as it hasn't stopped being cloudy since.:(
Spent the day by having breakfast with my wife, son, his wife and our grandaughter, had a picnic in the park at Avoca Beach, then watched cricket over a few ales. Caught up with our daughter and family in Florida USA via webcam also.
Top day overall.:thumbsup:

[Outbackmanyep]

I watched the Aussies kick butt in the cricket!

[taminga16]

We worked until the smell of everyone else's BBQ's became too much and then packed up and had one of our own.

Greg.

[AdrianF]

Had a BBQ with family or should I say almost had a BBQ I marinated the lamb and pork chops got the salad ready. Lit up the BBQ put meat on and about 2 mins later ( maybe I should put this in the biggest doh! moment) the gas ran out. So ended up cooking everything inside and watched the cricket.

Adrian

[Fossil]

The kids came over for the day, which we spent eating lamb roast, drinking beer and thoroughly enjoying what it means to be Australian!

[multiweb]

Spent the day at the beach in Austinmere with family. Great day doing nothing. :sunny:

[dugnsuz]

Was up in Surfer's - boogie boarded,a ride on the "Vomatron" then finished off with a steak at the surf life saving club!!! Totally Oz!!!!!

[Gallifreyboy]

There should be another option : I engaged in antisocial behaviour with my mates and/or broke my alcohol consumption record ;)

[Kevnool]

Enjoyed a day off work ...so soon after annual leave.
Way cool Cheers Kev.

[middy]

You need another option : We had a birthday party for my daughter who was born on Australia Day. :D

[michaellxv]

We hoisted the colours, fired up the bbq and had the family for the day.

[space oddity]

My Aus Day:- slept in, went up to a park about a mile from home with some camera gear, took shots of the FA-18 s doing their stuff(not the world's best shots-camera malfunctions) could have taken shots from my attic window. Cooked to death out in the sun, went home and watched the cricket on TV in air conditioned splendour. Invited the outlaws over for an Aus Day BBQ-marinated steaks, onion,chinese broccoli and mushrooms and of course a nice salad(ran out of spuds.)As usual, I did ALL the work:mad2:. For reasons unknown the wife was not hugely keen on having her parents over!?! Had to coax the rabble to eat outside which was way nicer than inside ,which was stinking hot.Finished off watching the rest of the cricket in air conditioned splendour.

[Darth Wader]

Took the kids to a family fun day at Woollongong. The little bloke went on a few rides, met Ronald McDonald and saw some farm animals. I was thoroughly impressed that I did not see one drunken yobbo or troublemaker. Finally had a beer when we got home, and my god it was worth the wait! It was a scorcher, even on the coast. A great day.:D

[acropolite]

HRH & I fitted the $2 shop flags to the boat and set off on a River cruised up the Tamar to Middle Island, a tiny Island in the middle of the Tamar River between Bell Bay and Beauty Point.

We stopped for a quick walk, knowing any more than a few minutes would mean staying until the tide (ebbing) ran through a cycle. I returned hastily to move to a safer anchorge after just 10 minutes (around 1PM), probably six minutes too late, the good ship "Sea Fisher" was high & dry and we were shipwrecked on a desert..ed island. :eyepop:

We walked some more, then ate our meagre supplies (Roast Lamb & Mint Jelly Roll, Cherries & Grapes), taking care not to quaff all our water at once. My calculations had the tide returning to set us free at 4:30Pm, in reality it was 5Pm.

We spent the last hour guesstimating the time that the water level submerged various sandbars, twigs and rocks and finally the boat.

It was a fun day, very relaxing being stranded without any hope of escape.

Google kmz of the shipwreck site attached.

[Waxing_Gibbous]

I'm not entirely sure. I'm still sleeping it off!

[Nightshift]

I broke my wrist, does that count?

[bloodhound31]

Top of Kosciuszko!!!!!

[Chief Wiggum]

Arrested drunken idiots!!

[AlexN]

Went 4x4ing across the beach at bribie island, found a nice spot, myself and 12 mates played beach cricket, at bbq'd lamb chops and steak, had a few beers.... Was a great day.. .Got the sunburn/peeling skin to prove it!

[Rhino1980]

Drove around in my Aussie made car flying Aussie flags. Bogan I know lol

[Allan_L]

I celebrated my birthday too! As I knew no one would be around to do so the following day.

... And Rick, yeah, sorry about the weather ever since.
But I expect it will clear right up from now .. as its Iceman's Birthday today ! :)

[Jabba]

I went with my mates to Narrabean for a surf, then went back home for a bbq and a few beers... always a fun day!

[Ric]

I fired up the ride-on mower and mowed the front paddock, then cut a firebreak in the back paddock.

Caught a bit of the cricket in the afternoon and finished off the day with a BBQ on the verandah and washed down with a few home brews.

All in all it was a great rural Australia Day.

Cheers