Monday 16th September made the weather earlier in the week look positively brilliant - after waiting out a shower I headed into town again to check out the National Gallery of Victoria and The Treasury. With the rain not easing up I gave up on my plans for a walk around the back streets of Melbourne and a ride up to the top of the Eureka Tower and instead returned to Flemington to change in to some dry clothes in preparation for me and Ross meeting up with his cousin, Lisa, for dinner.
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| MCG viewed through a bridge |
Ross was amazing and as well as driving me to the airport woke me up where my alarm somehow failed - another early morning start, with Tiger Air which worked out cheaper than Jetstar on this occasion, allowing me more hand luggage into the bargain (I still managed to be 1.6kg over the limit and found myself frantically drinking up and stuffing my pockets...). After hearing plenty of less than good things about Tiger Air I was glad to make it safely back to Brisbane only an hour or so late. I could tell I would not be needing my coat or jumper any more as I departed the airport and made my way slowly back to Marie's house. Still not feeling too well I was glad I had opted for the flight up to Brisbane rather than road travel, and the remainder of Tuesday and Wednesday were spent recuperating.
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| Gateway Motorway |
It was time to get back into action on Thursday - I met Ros for a trip up to the airport to see mum arrive! We made a rather efficient job of collecting her and returning to Ros's abode in Mount Cotton.
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| Mum arriving at Brisbane airport |
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| A calm moment with wombat for 10mth Kimba at Ros' house |
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| Rosilyn by her front door |
Alas I went investigating before the parade only to find I had missed the luxury of a cuppa whilst seated like royalty!
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