Karma Chameleon

Dilemma: Do we buy Jimmy the Jeep and purchase a tent or do we hold out for a campervan?

For Jimmy:

1. We'll have it by the weekend!

2. Good price

3. Roof rack and big boot

4. Can go off road

Against Jimmy:

1. Drinks fuel quickly

2. Not enough space for a bed in the back, must buy tent

For campervan:

1. Travel and accomodation in one

2. Can get it for the same price as Jimmy

Against campervan:

1. Cannot go off road

2. Won't have one by the weekend!

Answers on a postcard please......

Another pleasant weekend in the state of Victoria! As always netball training on a Friday so a relaxing evening in with pizza and the footie. Preparations underway for the following day's sporting events - Dusties vs Nyora and Bob playing in the golf competition with John the Baker.

Results:

Dusties win 68-17, Mo wins best and fairest

Bob and John come 3rd overall, Bob wins closest to the pin

We are pleased and decide to celebrate with a night out in Melbourne! Booked a bargain hotel room near Chapel Street where we have arranged to meet our friend Steph who is celebrating her 24th birthday (we feel old). Just before we get on the train, Bob finds a random $50 note by the bin - another dilemma...keep it or hand it in? If it was a $20, no question, stick it in the pockets. If it was a $100, no question, hand it in. But $50 is a bit tricky! In the end, we opt for being honest and hope that karma helps us out. It does - our bargain hotel room has been upgraded to a king room and it's awesome! We feel chuffed with ourselves, and celebrate with room service and some fizz before heading out on the town. Note to self - never walk the length of Chapel Street in a pair of borrowed shoes - OUCH!

Chapel Street is a rather trendy/grungy/camp/alternative/cool part of town where anything goes. It's pretty close to St Kilda beach and makes for some good people spotting. We had yet to experience it at night, and boy oh boy did we see some sights! Ended up in O'Reilly's Irish bar in the end so didn't get to try out too many weird and wonderful bars, but we had fun chatting with Steph's pals who had done a lot of travelling and were due for home in the next week or so. Managed to buy a tent from one of them for $50 - if only we'd kept that money, we'd have a free house! Ah well.

This morning, I left Bob snoozing away while I popped down to the pool for a swim. I did 60 lengths!! (of the tiniest pool in the world - 5 strokes and I was at the end). Hotel breakfasts are just the best however I did have an incident with the toaster - I managed to set fire to my crossiant and got the waiter in a bit of a flap when big flames were coming out the top of the machine. Oops. No firemen required but it was a bit hairy for a moment (Bob was entirely oblivious, tucking into his hash browns) After much amusement playing with the pancake machine, we headed into town.

An hour or so was spent wandering around Melbournes laneways and boutiques, trying to find a dress for a wedding. Found one but unfortunately my size was just a teeny bit small and the size up was like a tent - don't you just hate it when that happens?! Rrrrar

Homeward bound and chilling out, trying not to notice the rain lashing at the windows. Are we really in Australia? Did we get off the plane in the wrong country? Come on summer, where are you?? xx