Lovely day, warm, sunny and relaxed. Walked along the pier and along the beach and found a great beach bar / restaurant. Sat for a couple of hours in deckchairs enjoying cold cider while trying to keep the local wet and sandy dogs off us. Fantastic Art Deco beach pavilion. Planning on a full day there tomorrow as the forecast is fantastic. Admired the cake shops again but this time gave in and split a cake. Splitting is how we are handling the massive size of the...

Ah the joy of wearing clean clothes. The apartment here in St Kilda has a washing machine. We did a load as soon as we got here and have the delight of a choice of clothes rather than the least stained or smelly. We were asked by friends how you pack for 2 months, easy you pack 4 tee shirts, 2 pairs of shorts, 2 shirts, a couple of trousers and 7 pairs of underwear all washed on rotation. This did not happen. What happens is you wear the cloths until they smell...

Tut tut tut "what Skippy, little Jimmy has fallen down the well. You drive the ute back to the ranch and pick up a rope and steaks and I'll collect some wood to make a bbq". Tut tut tut "ok Skippy your right little Jimmy likes shrimp you better also call the bush rescue in case we need help" 30+ hours and counting without sleep which does funny things to your state of mind. We are now in St Kilda in Melbourne. We checked in early and went shopping to stock up th...