We were spoiled over a 4 day Easter weekend at the house of Vanessa's parents in the little town of Myrtleford. Fed delicious home cooked meals, gifted with Easter chocolate, and provided with ample laundry opportunities gave us a true taste of Australian warmth and hospitality. Easter is a funny experience right now because it is Fall, and Fall here yields similar produce to home, i.e. pumpkins, but there are no signs of Halloween or Christmas around the corner...

We are in Australia! Which means we have returned to some "Canadian-esque" comforts: wide, walkable streets, rules, said rules being abided by, credit card use, drinkable tap water, and so on. And shortly after arriving, a taxi pulled up beside us at a red light, and didn't even ask if we wanted it!! It is sometimes wonderful to be blissfully ignored. :) We are relishing feeling invisible again. Melbourne has apparently been voted several times as the "World's M...