Here it is the 2nd post today!!! If this is winter in Melbourne then it will do for us, there has not been a cloud in the sky today. I think it has been around 20 degrees. We loaned Jill's car for the day and took a drive down the coast along the Mornington Peninsula to a little place called Sorrento (not Harpers favourite restaurant) it's about a 1 1/2 hour drive from Melbourne and such a beautiful town right on the beach. The sun was shining and the sea cryst...

G'Day Possums You lucky people are getting 2 entries today as the website was not working yesterday so could not update with yesterday's activities, so here goes. Richard dropped us at St Kilda and this is where we spent the day. It is the trendy area of Melbourne where all the young people are seen so we obviously fit right in!!!! They have a real nice market here on Sunday and all the things have to be handmade and there were some nice things.The market natu...

G'Day It has been another hectic day and we have spent it in the City. Our first stop was Melbourne Central Station as it is a special place for our family. Although the station has undergone a remodelling it still has the big pocketwatch clock where my Grandad used to sit drinking coffee and people watching whenever he came to Australia. And any family that visits Melbourne will go and spend a few minutes there and think of him. Once we left the station it was a...

G'Day Its our 2nd day in Melbourne and we have had another great day, after 10 hours asleep in a comfy bed we got up and went for breakfast with Jill and Richard to Auntie Cora's favourite place by the sea but it was closed so we went to Jill and Cora's place at the garden centre (and it was beautiful) To burn off the breakfast we took Archie (the dog) for a walk around the oval and played a little fetch which was real good fun!!! Did not need any lunch as the...

G'Day from Melbourne Well here we are in Melbourne, after an early and bumpy flight we arrived bright and early and headed straight for the city. Its been a long day today but we have still managed to fit in a little light sightseeing around the city after coffee and lunch with Richard we were let loose on our own!!! We had a walk down by the Yarra river and admired the city skyline and tried to formulate a plan. After a few minutes we decided that a free tram...