Bicycle Race Some bad news for you all. It is with profound regret that I must inform you that Anna has been diagnosed with iPhone and Wi-FI addiction. Over the past few weeks, a worrying pattern of behaviour has emerged where the afore mentioned young lady will find any excuse to hang around free Wi-FI zones, go quiet for hours on end to get her "fix" and begin giggling to herself as she reads inane "stalkbook" updates and sends messages. I will hold my hands...

All work and no play makes Andrew a dull boy ........... Slightly paraphrased, but you get the drift. This is why we decided to come away, to get out of the comfort zone a little bit. Well, for the last couple of days we have been in the comfort zone taking life at a somewhat leisurely pace. It was a rather chilly day in Melbourne today - probably about 60 degrees at most. As we sit in the Royal Botanic Gardens having a coffee, I thought this would be a good ti...

New balls please ..... We had a smooth, uneventful trip to Melbourne and yesterday spent our first full day exploring the city. The temperature was perfect and this is typical Melbourne weather - mid 70 degrees but with a cool breeze. We're already getting a "good vibe" here. We walked to Federation Square to take a look around and then on down by the Yarra River, heading in the general direction of the MCG. We then had a thought - the Melbourne Open was on an...

On the move again ..... After an enjoyable five days in Perth, we're now in the Airport waiting to board our Melbourne flight. Had a nice Italian meal at Sorrento's in northbridge last night and then met up with Siobhan, one of Anna's old friends from Kirwans, who brought along her Thai friend Vanessa. Had a couple of drinks at some weird western style bar which had an "oldies" dance night on. Siobhan was good fun but is pretty ditzy! Not sure if she is happy ...

Under a tree - thoughts about Perth I am sitting in Kings Park writing this, under a tree, looking at a cloudless blue sky, with panoramic views if the city below me. Yesterday, we met up with a couple of Anna's old muckers, Alina and Lucinda who were "check out chicks" with her in Tesco, over a hundred years ago. We met them at the Little Creatures micro brewery in Fremantle. Quite a few of these over here - they are miniature breweries open to the public whe...