4th July

We had a quiet afternoon and Rick sat with Graham while I picked up a few supplies at the ABC Store. These convenience stores are all over the place, very expensive and usually next door to hotels. I did find some factor 110 sports sunscreen - waterproof too! Since Graham had slept quite late in the morning, he was still on his feet early in the evening, so we all headed down to the beach to wait for the fireworks. There were lots of people down there but it wasn't uncomfortable or unpleasant. We sat for about half an hour watching the light fade and the lights go on everywhere.

We had been told the fireworks were scheduled for 8.00pm but when the hour came and went, enquiries revealed that it was in fact 8.30. Then there was the first bang - not on our part of the beach at all but around the corner in front of the expensive hotels and private beaches. This caused a stampede in the direction of said fireworks but after we caught a glimpse of a little green twinkle and realised that they didn't appear to warrant squashing through the crowd and walking another half a kilometre, we turned around and headed for home. A fun day!