Today, our last day, very sad. Not only do we have to say goodbye to Bernie tomorrow but also our good friends Alan and Cristina who have decided to make another go of it in Melbourne. We arranged to all get together later in the day but first of all Bernie took us to the Eureka tower, an 88 floor building with observation deck on top. Apparently this is the tallest building in the Southern Hemisphere and it actually moves slightly in the wind-hmm, wasn't exactl...

Today we all headed over to Natalie's for a home cooked meal. It took a good hour to get there as she lives across town and well into the outskirts but we took the tram and got to see more of Melbourne on the way which was good. Alan and Cristina came with us which was fun. As we walked from the tram to Natalie's place, Stephen spotted a Possum running across a telephone wire. I didn't realise Possums could walk the tightrope, perhaps this one wanted to join the...

When Stephen and Bernie eventually entered the land of the living, Bernie cooked us a late lunch and we then walked down to St Kilda beach front. We didn't know what to wear as we had heard that the weather was likely to change that day. When we left the house we thought that it was really humid and that jeans were a bad choice but when we got to the waterfront we learned why Melbourne is known for experiencing 4 seasons in 1 day. Suddenly it became really cold, ...

Today was the day of the Melbourne pub crawl which Bernie arranged so we could experience some of his favourite roof top bars. It was another great day weather wise and we found a fantastic little pub on the river and we managed to get seats right on the water itself. A few hours were spent here soaking up the sun before we moved on to a few other places. When it became time for food I had yet another disastrous meal. I have been making the effort of trying n...

For the next three days we are on the great ocean road trip with Bernie, Natalie, Alan, Cristina, Maggie and Mark. We set off about 9am on Tuesday to our first stop of the day, the Twelve Apostles. The sun was shining and we enjoyed a nice walk along the cliff tops taking a few pictures along the way. Only nine of the Apostles were still standing but those remaining were still impressive, tall wind/ sea carved rock structures. A little further along the great o...