At 12pm I crawled back out of bed after an early skype session with family at 8am. The internet at the weekend in the hostel seems to drop in performance dramatically, resulting in a very frustrating 20 minutes of trying to talk talk to the family before being completely cut out. After looking at the weather forcast (again fine, dry and hot) Dave and I decided today would be a good day to check out St Kilda beach. The last time I had been, it was only in quick...

After chilling out with the girls for the rest of the evening we crashed out and the next day I had planned to make a *wash* day. I went down to the laundry room and began figuring out the crazy contraptions known as washers and dryers. After studying the machines it dawned on me that I would need some soap powder and if I was going to go to the shops, I may as well get some food in while I was there. I have learned fast that Melbourne is an expensive city f...