WIP, -30? Really? Thats.....a lot.....in celcius. In other news, parts of Australia got up to 130 F the other week. Broke a few records, I believe. In Sydney we were only sitting at around 116.
And yes, we did enjoy my grandparents' pool .
Claudya: I've ran in snow before. I assume you mean deep snow (the kind that you don't ski over). It's pretty tough, but a good workout. Kind of like running in deep sand - that's something we have a lot down here.
Barossa Valley - yes, it's in South Australia and is a major wine producing region, and yes, it has a large population of Luthern Germans.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barossa_Valley
Weather's pretty tropical here now - quite humid. :gah