Ms Wilson is feeling very much in tune with the climate in this, her second summer as an Australian resident.

“I am pretty fair skinned but I make sure I wear a hat and sunscreen and cover up when the sun is out,” Ms Wilson said.

“Last summer was warm but it wasn’t too bad. It is great to get that chance to get outdoors and do things.”

A conversation between Ms Wilson and her partner Mark Gregory in January 2013 led to the life-changing decision of moving to live in Australia.

The couple were living in Manchester at the time and looking for a break from big city life.

Ms Wilson grew up in a small village in Shropshire, near the Welsh border, in the English midlands, and she was keen to return to a place similar to that rural setting.

Options for a new overseas home were narrowed down to Australia, Canada and New Zealand.

Some seven years earlier the couple had both travelled independently around Australia, an experience they enjoyed enough to choose it as their new home.

Gaining meaningful employment was on the top of the list and the tyranny of distance proved no match for modern technology.

“We were both able to apply for jobs in Australia and then have interviews via Skype,” she said.

“It was a strange experience. It was midnight in England so instead of getting into bed we had to present ourselves the best we could to a prospective employer.”

It turned out to be a convincing audition, with Ms Wilson landing a job with Brophy Youth Services in Warrnambool.

Mr Gregory landed a job as an architect in Hamilton and the couple arrived in Australia in September 2013.

They laid down some deep roots in November last year when they bought a weatherboard cottage in Port Fairy.

The couple have gathered a strong circle of friends in the town, including some fellow ex-pat English, some Irish, German and of course plenty of Aussies.

Playing their part in the community is also part of their day-to-day life with both now members of the Port Fairy Surf Life Saving Club.