From HK to Melbourne

Hello,

I'm now in Melbourne with Kate, Obi and Thea. I'm not sure how much I'll write, but I at least thought I'd put a few pictures up of things (a market in Hong Kong, Thea looking cute, St Kilda beach - yup, sun and palm trees!, me chilling by some palm trees). I've uploaded the pictures, so now I've got a little time to make some content!

My flight from Hong Kong to Melbourne was OK, although the timing of it and the time they woke us up meant I only got a few hours sleep. For the first time I used a 'downtown check in' service. This was really straightforward and meant I could go on the train with just my hand baggage and go straight to security at the airport. Unfortunately at one stage on the train to the airport I panicked because I thought I'd lost a bag, but then I remembered about having checked in - doh!

It's really wonderful to be with the Australian branch of the family. Thea is the cutest thing imaginable. It's really great to be with Kate, a year is a very long time not to see a sister!

Melbourne, is just as I remember it, a fun cosmopolitan city. The weather is great - warm and sunny. There are some beaches in St Kilda, and that's where we went today. There are palm trees, which are always my metric of how warm a place is. If it's warm enough for big palm trees it's warm enough for me. Got to go, Thea needs to sleep in the room with the computer in. Plus I should be packing as tomorrow morning it's up at 5AM for our departure to Kangaroo Island - I think my body is getting very confused by all these time zone changes.

Cheers,


Ali