Suvi and I picked up our wheels - a very snazzy pale blue Hyundai hatchback in the city where we met Annabel.We successfully navigated our way out of Melbourne, despite the trams trying to confuse us and rules on having to turn right from left hand lanes, and over the impressive West Gate Bridge.I think we also drove on Batman Avenue (possibly the best road name that I have seen so far!)Our first stop was for lunch in Torquay.Nothing like English Torquay and its ...

I jumped straight off the plane and pretty much straight into the Melbourne scene with a few catch up drinks with Michael Green (who sailed with us at home), his new wife (Liesel) and some of their friends at the Royal Melbourne Yacht Squadron.After dinner at Leo's in St Kilda we ended up having "dessert" (cocktails) in a great small bar, where I had the strangest chance encounter yet - Helen Platts (one of Thalia's best friend's from school) was in the...