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| Port Melbourne - home for now |
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| warmer than the last stop |
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| Kendra comtemplates Grandma's visi |
It seems we should change the name of the blog - since we are on the other side of the world - however, we will wait to let the new environment convince us of it's merits first. After returning from Paris the end of December, we managed several weeks visiting family and friends ( ok - and Ottawa for Richard ). We 'discovered' Asissippi - a decent prairie ski resort, and found that Winnipeg is a far better place to antique shop than Pairs if one wants value for their money. We also experienced the developing personalities of our granddaughters - Kara and Gord's 'force of nature', and Eric and Randi's 'magical sleeping baby'. What treasures.
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| Kendra comtemplates a lot |
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| Grandpa Richard & Kylie - a Habs tradition |
We arrived in Melbourne this past Wednesday, losing a day of our lives somewhere along the way ( rumour has it we gain it back the end of April). We were on the milk run - five airports to get here - and missed a connection in Denver....our fault....but somehow the airline assumed it was theirs and upgraded us ( well - to economy plus, which really only means extra leg room - but well worth it for Richard). We took it in stride.
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| typical architecture |
We have just begun to explore Melbourne. We live a block off the beach in 'Port Melbourne', but are only a 45 minute walk to the heart of downtown. The architecture is different but definitely interesting, and there is something to be said for sunlight from 5 a.m until 9 p.m. The beach stretches for miles - or kilometres beyond our corner. I have been assured the likelihood of stumbling across sharks is virtually non-existant...hope they are right. What a luxury - a morning swim every day in warm water...and wonderful fine sand.
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| our home - and yes - it was a brewery in a former life |
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| Beach - one block from our door |
The location really is fantastic - close enough to walk to downtown and markets, but also right at the beach - almost feels like a vacation!!!!
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| and the beach goes on - and on -and on |
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| another 1890's building - former hotel |
We also managed to take in a day of the Australian Open - one of the Big Four in tennis. The day we were there we managed to watch the umber 1 rank female, number 2 male - Roger Federer, and saw Venus Williams.....not bad overall. It was well over 40 C at court level, but we managed to be in seats that were shaded for a good part of the day.
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| Roger Federer - nice swing |
We are busy catching up on studies/reports etc right now, but are looking forward to lots of touring and adventure in the near future - stay posted for roos, wombats, shark attacks.....and wine tasting.
More to come from down under.
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| our beach |
