Today was an early, early start. Out of the door by 6.45 and have to endure 2 public transport changes (two buses and a tram) on our way to the airport. We're going to Uluru - Ayres Rock.In the airport very early, but after an uneventful 3 hour flight, we land in Australia's big 'red centre'. First impressions are... It's just so... RED!One thing to note, the pilot definitely took an interesting descent down - in order to allow both sides of t...

Back at Melbourne Airport for the last time (sob) we're tempted to return to Icons, where we had a pleasant coffee last time. However, we are driven to try somewhere new, and boy do we regret it. It's far too hot, the foam is cappuccino foam not flat white, and it tastes marginally better than instant. I don't want to think of this as Melbourne coffee, which has been fantastic. This is just terrible airport coffee. Grinder: MazzerMachine: MarzoccoAB

Good temp, terrible taste (not fresh milk we think, not that that's surprising all the way out here). Still very drinkable after our long morning!The bush flies are flipping dreadful. Bloody great view though. AB

We return to Sydney Road for brunch, at the coffee roasters where our current hosts get their beans. The food is incredible. Read the coffee blog. Our first stop this morning is the gold museum in the Old Treasury Building. Here we hoped to fill the gaps in our knowledge: how the gold was found, how the gold licences worked, when the Chinese workers came, and the Lambing Flat riot. None of this gets a mention. Instead we are told again that it was a hard place to...

A sit down affair in a very busy warehouse that has artily been painted black. It's all black. Very cool. Long wait for coffee though, and for brunch service. Not so great... 12 mins in the end. Hmm. The coffee was solid, if not spectacular. Served at the perfect temperature, it was a lovely single flavour jobby. What stood out however, WAS THE INCREDIBLE FOOD. We're not doing a proper brunch blog, but if we did, this effort would have probably sailed int...