Date: 20th July 2011 Place: Melbourne Weather: cold! It really is winter down there!!! We landed at around 7am and I had to collect my bag and declare my noodles and coffee J. I then tried to check in for my next flight which was at 3pm so I knew it was a long shot and it was. I had to keep it with me until 1pm so I couldn't really go looking around the shops because it was too big and I didn't want it on my back for too long. So I sat myself down in Subwa...

Getting up at 6.30am just to have a day at the beach shows true dedication to the sun! I got the train with Carol who was going to work at the time (the reason I got up early to go down there,it is much nicer having someone to talk to on the hour train journey!). After catching the train I got the tram down to St Kilda where I met Suzanna outside McDonalds. First stop obviously was to find her some breakfast which turned out to be a difficult task!! Food is so ...

Saturday began with me waking up at a ridiculous 12.20pm!!! I must be so tired. Or just completely not used to the low noise level. I got dressed really quickly so that it didn't seem like I had been in bed the whole time. Not sure if it worked though. I had been asked on Friday (this day was Saturday) whether I wanted to go into their local shopping centre with Carol, Glenn and Stuart as they were getting some clothes for the boys, so Russell took Glenn and m...

Well we made it to the aquarium! I can't believe we actually did something it's incredible. After finishing writing the last blog we were bombarded by everyone in our room so then it was decided we were going so Rachel had to get up. We all decided to meet downstairs at 2.30 and get the tram into the city. I got up and dressed and all the usual bits. Went downstairs and had any of my food that I could find, but Rachel let me have some of her bread since she had...

Melbourne began with a night out with the bus crew! I arrived at about 9pm at my hostel where most people were already downstairs having a few drinks. It's a lot bigger than the Adelaide hostel and Im staying in a 10 bed dorm this time rather than 5. Its also mixed which is a bit of a challenge when it comes to changing but ive gotten by so far! I had to rush to get ready to go out as everyone in the city were meeting at 8.30 at the central hostel. I stupidly ...