Bayview Eden Melbourne

... penguins. The penguins were only about 30cm tall so they looked tiny on the beach, I now want to go and see some Empororer ones to see them properly!<br>Phillip Island had a Ventnor and Cowes, just like the Isle of Wight!<br> <br>We then jumped back on our bus and headed back to the hostel.<br><br><br>Monday 9/11Today we flew from Melbourne onto Auckland, the plane was a little late but we arrived in Auckland at around 22.40 and got a bus to our hostel.<br>

OK, so this is my first go at a blog so please bear with me. I will try to keep up with the heaven/hell of travelling with 2 small children but the whole experience may overwhelm me so we shall see...<br><br>So I'm in countdown mode. Passports - check! Visas - check! Flights booked - check! Hotels booked - check! (Normally I would just go with ...

... session of silly photos along the riverside before going home for some drinks then going BACK to Melbourne to the Casino - mainly because the Man U match was on at 2:30am but also to get addicted to gambling, which I succeeded quite well at. Changed $20 at the roulette table; 5 minute later I had $70. Played blackjack, half an hour later I had $20... Went back to roulette.....$0. But after seeing Caroline win $3 on the slots from finding 10 cents on ...

... of pace from SE Asia where its all bottles and cans. But when I asked the barmaid for a jug of beer and two glasses she provided merely a blank look. Oh, bless our quirky Australian cousins! <br><br>On the second night we all met up again for a pint and a parmigiana for $10 and to go to a pub quiz. Apparently there is a very good one on Tuesday nights where members of the bar staff act out scenes from films but they do it badly on purpose to make it as difficult as ...

... Also explored the delight of the cake shops in Acland Street - we really need to get some of these in Southend. In the evening we ate out in the Italian Quarter - very lively.<br><br>Monday: all this way to see Neighbours! (Dad turned down the MCG tour to be with us - twit.) During the tour we got to go to the Erinsborough set and studios. It was pretty damn cool to be hanging out on Ramsay Street for a bit. (Cue for cheesy photos, later to be added on here ...

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... me - I was suffering from some serious heat exhaustion. Simon had to be a big show off and arrive to my rescue jogging!! I had to get over my nausea before we could go back to Jane's. When we got back I saw myself in a mirror - I had a big red face from all the exertion! It was all very funny (certainly to Simon anyway!) but could be very dangerous. That day was so hot that I had put ice cubes into my bottle of chilled water before I left the house and they were ...

... tent and in doing so managed to break one of the main poles that held the tent up. As we were trying to get it back together Mark and Leonie turned up having got somewhere with trying to fix there car. Having lugged a battery back from the mall we got it hooked up and the car started up fine, but according to the battery meter it seemed that the alternator still wasn't working. We made it to the nearest K-mart and the test on the alternator confirmed it. We ...

On Christmas eve day we did a few last minute bits and bobs on Glenferrie road - a little odd in the glorious sunshine! (enjoying frozen yoghurt). That afternoon we opened our  Christmas card from Richard and Fi...what a scrummy brother &amp; sister in law they are.. as inside was a voucher for 'Butchers Grill' a very smart restaurant on the newly built Docklands area in Melbourne. After a few evening drinks with Peter and Flip, Virginia ...

... trip of melbourne at night. you meet your instructor, get in your 2 man kayak and kayak over and get your tea, fish and chips, and eat them in your boat. once you are done you start your kayaking trip down the yarra river at night culminating in being on the river at southbank for the fire show, truley breath taking, with all the big buildings and bright lights. however, it was races that day also so there were a lot of ****** up people, who had ...