Saturday, November 24, 2012

Thanks


At first we didn't celebrate Thanksgiving in Australia - at the very most, we just went down to the beach wherever we happened to be and threw a few snags on the barbie.

But during our last visit to Tasmania we invited some North American friends over and did the holiday up.  Doing that, we discovered a certain expat delight in Thanksgiving Down Under.  Because the holiday isn't on the radar screen at all for Australians, sharing the meal with other Yanks (and Canadians) turns into a little moment of shared cultural understanding.

We had Thanksgiving on Galactic yesterday.  That's Alisa with a 2.5 kg turkey that she special-ordered from the local butcher.  She also made up 3 kilos of her famous mashed potatoes - turned out to be way too much.


Our friends John and Jenny and their son Rowan shared the meal with us.  Like all of the Galactics, they're dual US-Australian citizens.  Jenny made pumpkin pie.

And, just for some historical reference, here's a shot that I always liked - this is our first-ever Thanksgiving afloat, on Pelagic, as we were sailing down the Big Sur coast.

3 comments:

  1. Awww...love the post and pics. Looks so fun and YUMMY!! Missed you guys here in Kodiak! Love, Zoya

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    1. yep, would have been good to celebrate with our Kodiak friends! Don't worry - some day we'll be back, and it'll be like we never left!

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  2. yes, true Mike! That'll be fun!
    Loved the picture of Alisa with her turkey prepped. Wow she is an incredible cook!

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