Both Trish and I take this opportunity to wish all our friends a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope that 2016 brings with it all the good fortune you could want.
We left the delightful holiday house we had rented for the family Christmas yesterday (Thursday) at around 10 am. Hopefully we have left the premises in a good condition to ensure we get all of our bond back. It was such a great spot we are genuinely considering having 2016 Christmas in the same spot, but over an extra night. The kids loved it and the pool was sensational. All was helped along by perfect weather.
We dropped Kim and all her luggage off in Rosebud after we left Portsea where she caught up with good friend Renae and they headed off camping for a few days.
We arrived at the motel in Melbourne's south east suburbs around 1:30 pm Christmas Eve and were very pleasantly surprised by the great accommodation we found. All was great with the room though the bathroom probably needs a make over. The position is ideal within a couple of minutes walk of the fabulous (and cosmopolitan) The Glen Shopping Centre. This too is a diner's paradise and all within close walking distance. A nearby Dan Murphy store (alcohol super store) is also within walking distance.
It appears we got a 'special' promotion with our accommodation and the rooms generally don't come at around $100 per night. For the regular price you can add 50% to that. That isn't our room in the photo but a promotional "Google Images" shot.
We have come into an especially hot couple of days so an air con motel room is just perfectly timed. It will be 35 degrees today, and will be 21 or so with rain tomorrow. Such is Melbourne!
At this stage Christmas lunch will be nibblies and more in a local very large park with Arj and the family. However the weather may have something to say about that. Not only is it hot, there is a gusty wind as well. The big meal comes tonight when we get together with all of Arj's family for a Sri Lankan Curry get together.
Therefore nibblies will be plenty for lunch!
Kate and Arj have much of next week penciled in with friends to catch up with. So for us it will be catch them when we can.
We have our traditional Boxing Day BBQ with Barry and Rainy tomorrow down in Drouin. For the final three nights of our time in Melbourne we will have staying with friends.
The most likely scenario still sees us getting home on New Year's Day with two stopovers on the way. Reports indicate it has been showery and not overly hot back on the Sunshine Coast. The weather for Melbourne for our remaining time here is mid 20's or so, just delightful.
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