Our usual routine was broken this morning as we had two guests arrive right after breakfast. The first was Erika just checking in to set a time to hike tomorrow on one of the most beautiful trails in all of Australia. The second was Kate who needed to borrow our bathroom scale to make certain her book packages were not too heavy to ship.
First on our agenda was to book a hotel in Melbourne for next Tuesday night. It needed to be near the airport and have transportation to downtown as well. After blind searching, we found and booked one that we hope will meet our needs. It has shuttle service to the airport so we won't have to worry about getting there Wednesday morning.
Next we did computer catch-up. We read and sent e-mails, talked with Beth on Skype and Dick on the cell phone, edited all the blogs adding captions to the pictures (you're welcome Dave) and hunted and found maps and schedules to clarify things. Time raced past and Linda noticed it was after 2PM. We made a quick lunch and gathered things for a day of shopping in Mornington.
Unfortunately bus service is infrequent on Saturdays and we had to wait 30 minutes at the bus stop. We had a nice visit while we waited with a family from Brisbane who had come on Holiday just to visit Heronswood and see the gardens in person. They had been members of the Digger's Club for many years and had ordered many seeds but had never before seen the gardens. Linda had spoken with them a few hours before when they had asked to see the house. Small world.
We arrived in Main Street Mornington just before 4PM only to discover that most of the shops close at 4pm. We still enjoyed a nice stroll through town, looking in windows and shopping in the few places still open. Linda was able to find a few souvenirs so our trip was not totally wasted. We had to wait 45 minutes for our bus home, but passed the time in the pharmacy across from the bus stop where Linda bought Licorice. We read the local paper before our bus ride home.
We ate dinner at a little hamburger joint in Dromana, then picked up a few groceries and beer before the hike back up the hill to home. We spent the rest of the evening downloading photos and catching up on blogs. a disappointing shopping day but no worries.
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