We said goodbye to Debbie at 8.00 am the start of a fascinating legendary day with several stops. Our first stop was Ballura Tourist information and was chosen because we had been driving for a number of hours and needed a break. It only turned out to be the centre of an Australian legend, the Ned Kelly story!! It was Jenny's first day out of training and she was managing the information centre for the first time on her own. We have to say she did a great job, p...

Thanks to Debby's generous offer to extend our stay in Melbourne for an extra day we set about discovering other sites in the CBD. First on the list was the famous Victorian Market, a set of extensive sheds sub-divided into specific areas ranging from fish & meat through veg & fruit to more general goods (clothing, gifts, etc). To make us work harder Debby had provided a detailed shopping list of items needed for the "surf" evening meal (think the task f...

Henry's first day in Melbourne and we had already fluffed the first assignment to book tickets at the local cinema to see Red Dog a recent Australian film that is a must see. Evidently it will be out on DVD when you read this so we will look forward to seeing it on the small screen. Our plan was to visit the Melbourne Cricket Ground or MCG as it is universally known. It lies within a stones throw of the CBD (or Central Business District for all the non-Australia...

While Nicola was living the high life in Melbourne I had made my way to Nagambie, a town approximately 2 hours drive north of Sydney. The main journey itself went without a hitch, I even had the radio on without feeling guilty (Nicola likes silence so she can fill it with chatter). My troubles started trying to find the airfield in the town and it took me over an hour and much frustration. Once found it was relatively straightforward but road signage in Australi...

Woke at 7.00 am, it was still raining. Sue made me a delicious cup of tea. Her settee has to be one of the most comfortable you could ever wish to sleep on. Pete left for work at 8.00 am while I chatted to Sue until Cilla gave me a lift to the station. Luckily Sue gave me a bright yellow waterproof which later proved invaluable as it poured down all day. Catching the train back into Melbourne I decided to spend time at 'The Ian Potter Centre: NGV (National Gal...