Thought I should give everyone a taste of what it is like in Brisbane mid winter. Temp 24deg, no clouds, perfectly calm so we joined Maggie and her M&D down at Sandgate for lunch of fish and chips. Sandgate is one of Brisbane's bayside suburbs. What a beautiful day.
Mid-winter and you're out playing in the water. Things are definitely different in YOUR winters! This explains why you have all the colorful parrots hanging around. If they lived here in the USA and migrated to Brisbane, I know they'd kick tradition and never come back after arriving there.