To Melbourne

Our flight from Hobart was delayed due to storms but we were back in Melbourne mid evening for our Air B&B on the 7th floor of the Quay West block overlooking the river and city.

We were both v. tired and just about managed scrambled eggs before crashing out.The biggest news of the day was that for the first time in almost 30 years, neither of us had a Valentines Card for the other!

View from our room
 

The weather the next day was horrible, humid and wet ; we shopped for presents for the kids.

 Carolyn's wrist was sore and we wondered if she had been stung by a  Portugese Man of war at Freycinet, we debated going to A&E but did not and it eased a little. We managed to speak to Tom to wish him Happy Birthday!

The next day the weather cheered up and so did we ; we caught the train to the South Melbourne Market. It's the kind of market you wish was your local, no tat, wonderful food and artisan products and set in a rather bohemian area of period  properties. 

Lunch was from a food market, sitting on a beanbag on the lawn outside the museum, listening to live music ; blissful ! Then we were back on the train to South Beach on the coast, to walk up along the beach promenade to St. Kilda's where we were to meet Russell and Annie who had moved from the UK to Melbourne and had promised us some good jazz. Which it was! The day was completed with a Chinese meal, again, their local. Fine food at a bargain price.