Quest on Dorcas Melbourne

... I approached, the pavements got busier and busier with young children and families. Now I thought, wow, these Aussies love their cricket venues, but it wasn't till I got closer that I realised that there was some kind of concert thing for toddlers going on. The Wiggles were in town, whoever the hell they are??? Is that an Australian thing or are they big everywhere. There were excited kids everywhere, it was terrifying!!! Just kept my head down and got as far away ...

... right now) and the Pinot Noirs whilst not up to the Wairarapa are certainly worth a look – I think they need a year in the bottle to soften up a bit which is unfortunate as that wont happen with me being all Keith Floyd with them!

From T’Gallant it was a short but time consuming and tiresome drive into Melbourne. Traffic was heavy and the road network challenging. I did eventually find the hotel and the poor women on reception probably thinks I ...

... plus swimming pool -all for the price our house is worth!! The hot tub is heating as I type so will be in there before dinner with a glass of wine !! Its a hard life!! Barry's son has been surfing today so we went to watch him but as it was raining we left him surfing and went for lunch
Tomorrow is a major football match in Melbourne so we will wait a day or so before doing sightseeing in the city.

... some fruit trees, grow some cotton or hemp, or raise sheep for wool. Not rocket science.

But then we have the more immediate problem of how to survive the crash itself. I suppose this discussion is for the ‘doomers’ section of the Peak Oilers, who think the crash will be quite fast, rather than slow and controlled. And I have read some monumentally stupid things be recommended as a ‘plan of action’.

The first group ...

... it to the edge, since it's all about being extreme.

By day 4-5 we'll leave Nusa Lembongan to the Northern edge of Bali, Lovina, where the beach is made of black sand from nearby volcanoes.

Then to Ubud in central Bali...We may make an appearance in Kuta for a few days too and visit the surrounding areas for tourist watching.

Rob

... in Canada, indoor baseball for example

- Horse racing - 1 big race a year, there is 2 main racetracks, old people thing to do, drinking PIMMS etc.

- Main Sports - Hockey, baseball, basketball, Lacrosse, and CFL(not very popular)

- Sports Stadiums - Canada doesn't have massive stadiums like MCG, smaller ones throughout the city, main ones are Air Canada Centre- hockey ...

... are winding down now. I have finished work in the restaurant and was supposed to have a nother week in the cafe however a recent trip to the hospital has changed those plans! nothing serious though. So yeh me and erin are now looking to get out of Melbourne asap and head up to Sydney for a few days then off up the Gold Coast to Brisbane to meet Pamela as she left for New Zealand on Sunday there. Can't wait to get on the move again!!!

Melbourne and Sydney have a great rivalry and most people have a favourite. For me it's definitely Melbourne: cooler, friendlier and with a much better vibe. So I was looking forward to heading back to Melbourne, the scene of much drunken behaviour a few years back. After a couple of days relaxing at my brother Chelone's house and running in Albert Park, we hit the Great Ocean Road which is a very nice drive ...

... where they had a few good paintings, I particularly liked the ones of Suffolk (including a Constable). When we came out it was still raining after 24 hours and walking back to the hotel we had moved to in the centre we were almost knocked over by the wind. Its all propoganda what you see on TV about Australia, its cold and miserable too. So we booked a cheapo flight up to Queensland to go dive the Barrier Reef. And bring rain to a dry state.

... they were painting the entire third floor that day, and were evicting everyone from that floor including me, but noooooooo......! So, Mattieu and I got put into a smaller dorm and charged more. The nerve! I got checked in first, and went up to the room first, only to find that piggies were living there...without all the mud. Just like Darwin! Just as I was exiting the room, Mattieu was entering the hall, and I told him that he wasn't going to be ...