Heatwave!!!???

It's official - we are in the middle of a heatwave here! Last night's big news story was the weather. We have had over a week now of plus 30C and EVERYONE is complaining about how hot it is. I must admit, even though the temperatures are not really that hot by Oz standards, it is pretty humid, there is no aircon anywhere, and it doesn't seem to get any cooler in the evening. It's been so warm that rail tracks have warped, causing derailments, and we have had "bushfires"! We have been swimming just about every day which has been great - mostly down at the river, where the water is surprisingly clean and there is even a sandy beach. We can cycle there from our place in about 15 minutes, so I think we will go again this arvo when Jeroen is home from work at about 2.30pm

World Cup football fever has dissipated quite a bit here since NL and Australia (and now Duitsland last night) are out. Bronwyn and Maurice were here at our place on Saturday evening for dinner & a few drinks, and we half heartedly watched the football then. They left yesterday for 9 days in Morocco, and when they return will only have another 4 days before they fly back home. I am really going to miss them, it's been so nice having Bronwyn here (that's her & I above in a local bar here in Nijmegen). We will try to make the most of the remaining days with them by going to either Amsterdam or Maastricht for touristy stuff.

Alli xxx