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The heatwave continues. It’s the longest I’ve ever known. The forecast itself was exceeded and a few times it reached 41 degrees. The plants on my balcony are struggling. The rocket is exhausted, but I’m hoping the tomato will survive.

The only thing to do is get up early to enjoy the cooler air or do a few jobs before it all becomes too much. Today we went to the beach to teach Rocky to swim, but it seems doggy paddle comes naturally to them:

At 7.00 am conditions were perfect! The sea was calm and the water very clear. There are short videos on my Instagram.

Afterwards we went to have breakfast at the beach cafe. Raisin toast came out but the coffees failed to materialise. The machine seemed to have broken down or had to be re-calibrated. E is now a trained barista, having worked at Maccas for a few months in her spare time. She gave us a running commentary of the manager’s worst nightmare as he tried to fix the problem and queues built up. My coffee was the first of the new batch, so not the best: she cast a critical eye on the froth. 

E is building up her bank balance with many shifts during the school holidays. Maccas, like many other businesses, are short staffed because of COVID. She has bought herself a bespoke computer, with a pink keyboard, a big curved monitor and a space-age box (CPU?) with all the works on view:

What's in the box, you might ask. I don't know the answer!