Hot day in Sydney, but you would think we would be used to the heat after 6 years in the Middle East. I was expecting that we would find Sydney weather comparatively tame, however, after a cold winter, we have finally entered spring and some beautiful blue-skied days. Now, we have had a week of 30 degrees, well above average, but also accompanied by moisture and high humidity. This has made life a little uncomfortable, and also brought on some fairly spectacular storms in late afternoon, sweeping in from the west across the city like a scene out of Close Encounters. Fortunately, Alien Mothership did not descend, instead a downpour arrived drenching us in a quarter of the monthly rainfall in ten minutes.