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... coming home to there burrows with there baby's inside to feed them the fish that they have been catching all day. It was very smelly but the penguins were really cute but no photos as you are not aloud to take them as it scared the penguins. We got back to Pete's really late at night and we were a bit shatted so next day we did nothing. We were heading off to are next destination on the Monday so it was good to have a bit of a rest.

... the idea to come to Melbourne (not my fault) and it was great to go and meet the band but I was glad I had other reasons to come to Melbourne aside from the final song of a friend of a friends band who played in some little hotel bar in a very inconveniently located part of the city! Hence I got there for the final song. That and the woman in the box office who was clearly highly misinformed about the whole occasion.
On the way home from the gig I lost my last $2 in a stupid vending ...

... phone reception.

Melbourne... cold, wet winters, impatient drivers, The Age, the markets, Oasis Bakery, indeed multiculturalism in general, friends, neighbours and family, my own home, my dog. Not relocating north...

(And Virgin Blue beats Tiger.)

Alright there folks,


Hope to find you all fine and well. We are both grand and settling in to the big smoke nicely again. We are back in Melbourne now three weeks and are both working and moved into our new place on Monday so back in the rat race and working for the ‘man’! Our last week on Kangaroo Island was much the same as the previous two with lashings of tranquillity and a good measure of wildlife thrown in for good measure. In the last entry I never ...

... could leave our backpacks there. We spent most of the day at the FREE museums. They are free everyday too. What a deal! We hung out in Federation Square at the Ian Potter Center and then walked over to NGV International. Definitely worth a visit. I thought they were really well done and Ian Potter had a great selection of Aboriginal art.

Thanks Steve for meeting us in the land down under!

... dining - fantastic! I think Heathers mum was the only totally sober one when we returned that evening.  The wedding itself was on Easter Saturday and we had beautiful weather for it. The ceremony was held in a park followed by the reception in a restaurant called the Boat House in Moonee Ponds. The whole day was lovely and so suited to Heather and Ryan - it was just perfect.  The next day nursing our hangovers we headed into the city and met up with Heather and Ryan for my first AFL ...

... hotel was in fantastic location in Battery Point - overlooked the harbour - we were upgraded to a 2 bedroom suite complete with a roof top patio - hotel served great food March 1 - made it safely up and down Mt. Wellington, fantastic view of Hobart and the surrounding area. ML was happy to see 2 cyclists in front of us as we descended the mountain. It meant we couldn't go too fast.

... Chill On Ice Bar. This was a bar whose entire inside was made out of ice, including the walls, bars, tables and chairs, even the glasses we drank out of. It cost $30 Australian (about $20) to go in for a half hour, and that included one drink. They also provided you with boots, gloves and a coat. As ridiculous as the place is, we had a fun time there, but we came in shorts, and were ridiculously cold. It was about 15 degrees in there. After returning ...

... and were up the top in time for sunset and to see the city lighting up. On the way home, we explored the Crown Entertainment Complex which includes a casino, shopping centre, restaurants etc and is HUGE! We're ashamed to admit thaat we did indulge in a spot of gambling, losing a grand total of $3 in the process - we tried to look like we knew what we were doing, pressing buttons on the pokies but apart from Rachel winning 4 cents (which she couldn't collect as their ...

... me i don't find Melbourne nearly as
pretty as Sydney . The tram lines and in your face rail and buses make
it all a little dirty in my estimations, but there is a definite buzz
here, and there are some incredible places... (the laneways for one, St
Kilda for another and Brunswick for yet another). Street art here is
king, thought the funny thing is that the local govn has designated
spots for street art. kinds of ironic right.... you can ...