I woke up this morning knowing today would likely end up as a repeat of yesterday. The plan was to get up, head out to Richmond, home of Inspire 9, then go to the tennis in the evening. For once, I stuck to my plans! I got up headed down for breakfast once again, and before leaving, snapped a shot of myself in a mirror as my dad is constantly complaining he hasn't seen a photo of me - see picture. My neck is slowly improving, and today I could actually turn t...

I fought to wake up this morning at 7:30am to get the breakfast included with my stay at the Claremont Guest House. I dragged myself out of bed, and headed down the winding staircase to the lounge / breakfast area to be greated with toast, fruit and cerial. Unlimited brekky for free is great, and I can eat a tonne. Overall I am really happy with the place. It is in a fantastic neighbourhood and the rooms are clean and include wifi, a fridge, lockers and a TV....

Monday morning and it was back to reality and city life for me. I awoke at about 9am, got ready and prepared to head out. However, as I crawled out of bed I noticed a rather severe pain in the back of the neck. I think I had been lying awkwardly last night, and as a result my neck felt very jarred. Undettered, I headed to Frankston train station and caught the train to South Yarra, the location of my new Hostel - the Claremont Guest House. I arrived an hour ...

My second day in Walhalla started much like the first, heading outside to discover a thin mist veiling the valley, with intermittant heavy bursts of rain. After breakfast we once again set out to explore what remained of Walhalla, this time heading north out of town. Not far north of town is the chinese gardens, the only flat land available in town to grow fruits, vegetables and herbs. As you have probably guessed, it was owned by a chinese family and the pr...

I woke up in Walhalla, somewhat disoriented after arriving in the dark, and stepped outside. Unfortunately, my habit of bringing English weather wherever I go with me, resulted in my first sight being of misty rain flowing down the mountain in front of me. I sat down for breakfast with Tom and Jill, and procedded to talk about Walhalla and its history. Walhalla started out as a gold mining town in the late 1800's. It spawned many mines, and at its peak had ov...