Ah the AFL was so good! We watched Essendon vs Gold Coast, so it was pretty one sided as Gold Coast is a new team this season. But it was amazing, the game is pretty cool itself, I think I maybe just got the hang of the rules! But there's 18 people on each team so the pitch is pretty crowded, and you can throw the ball wherever you want, well you have to kind of punch it, or kick it. There are 4 posts and if you kick it between the middle 2 you get 6 points and b...

We had an epically long overnight bus journey, down from Sydney - 17 hours! I think I only managed sleep for 3 at best! It also meant we were unable to watch the Royal Wedding! :( We arrived in Melbourne about 8 in the morning, and took the tram to St Kilda to find our hostel. We decided to stay in another Base hostel as we really liked the one we stayed in in Sydney. I have already decided that I prefer Melbourne, even though I haven't seen much of it yet as we'...