In 1896 the HEAT

 Hearing how hot it is in many northern countries I remembered this article I read online a few years ago.

Sharing the link for those that wish to read it as it's interesting how the heat effected people in Australia way back in 1896.  Hundreds of people died in Australia. In North Dakota in 1936, 5 thousand people died when the temperature topped  48.89 deg C (120deg F) according to the Washington Post.

You can read it [ here ]

Apparently the heat waves occurred in Spain, Germany, England, America, India, Borneo and Burma too, just to name a few countries.  If you wish to read the articles make sure you scroll to the end of the page as there is a big space after the first bit of reading.

There have been hotter days since in many areas of this world since then so I believe.  In 2009 there was another heat wave in Australia which wasn't as hot apparently.

Photos are from the Internet.

Carlton Beach

Carlton Beach is 40km east of Hobart in Tasmania.  Every time I've been there it's been very windy, nearly blows the camera out of your hands.

The beach was given the name by a whaler in 1806.

Carlton has a good surf club and holds competitions as in a surfing carnival. The club was established in 1975, the first surf carnival being held in 1956.

The area of Carlton is both rural and urban.

Further update of the caravan - it's been sold :) photos below the first two of when the caravan was new back in May 2015.  It had a bathroom which included a separate shower, toilet, wash basin, washing machine and cupboards.