Our first dive into the Pacific ocean.

We went to Coolum Beach today for our first Pacific Ocean swim ! Both Kim and me have never in our lives swam in the Pacific Ocean so today we had our Pacific cherry popped. The weather is just perfect right now : It's about 28 degrees and the humidity isn't nearly as bad as everyone keeps telling us. Perhaps it's due to the fact that we don't have airconditioning in our rental place that we got used to the heat. It feels warm but not clammy like it did in Thailand for instance. There's also a constant breeze that cools the air, so it feels cool. The ocean is a warm 24-25 degrees, like a home swimming pool. It's actually just about as clear as a swimming pool, you can see the bottom crystal clear. The waves today were about 2 meters high, and that means lots of fun !
We decided to go to Coolum Beach because of the flags that mean that the beach is patrolled. Helicopters and planes scourge the coast all the time for shark alerts and stingrays etc... so swimming in the sea really feels very very safe, safer than anywhere I have swam before. I always wear shoes when I go into the sea, something I learned when I was about 10 years old and stepped onto some sea-pricklies, a lesson that I still remember today. However, I wouldn't mind going into this sea bare feet. The bottom is pure sand, no stones and no nasties. We had a good time swimming around in the waves. We just took a shower and we're back at home enjoying the nature in our back garden, it's a lovely day.