Moving On.....

Going for a spin
Originally uploaded by mark&june

Well, we've more or less reached the end of the Melbourne stage of our trip, and we'll be sad to move on. It's been great fun staying with Jo, Ole, Finn and Max and enjoying family life. I've been in my element, playing Star Wars video games, watching Star Wars movies, playing Star Wars Top Trumps and duelling with lightsabres. I feel like a 7 year old again!

We had a lovely weekend with June's cousin Tony. He lives in Abbotsford, which is a fairly central Melbourne suburb, and he introduced us to the real Melbourne - Vietnamese food, late night ice-creams, great architecture and walks by the Yarra River. He also took us to a lovely winery in the countryside and let us go for a spin in his very cool 1956 MG-TF open top car (above), which June was very relieved not to crash! June also really enjoyed taking Tony's beautiful dog Max for walks in the morning.

Although Melbourne isn't as spectacular a place as Sydney it feels more friendly and relaxed, and of all the places we've visited so far is the place we could most see ourselves living in. Fear not though, we've no plans to emigrate!

Tomorrow we head off on the Great Ocean Road towards the Steele's in Adelaide. If all goes well we should get there on Saturday, ready for Christmas barbies and ice cold beers. Put your foot down love.....