5th - 9th April 2010
We left AKL on Easter Monday and said good-bye to Dave, Sally and NZ. First leg of the epic Bandit world tour was a brief (surprise) stop in Melbourne. The secret had been kept from Tracy (who thought Ben was taking her on romantic mini holiday for the first time in her life) for over a month. Whilst having a coffee at Melbourne airport (with her bag packed) we managed to surprise her and bring out a few tears and gently break the news instead of a 4-day holiday she had to hang with us.
The remainder of the day was spent setting up Ben's new 46" LCD TV followed by a night out at The Strand in Williamstown with the whole family. Lou then got schooled by the master lobster eater (Granda) on how to demolish a lobster with lobster crackers and stabbers.
Tuesday saw us visit the Melbourne Museum along with hordes of kids who were off for the school holidays. We found the museum to be really modern and up to date with heaps of interactive exhibits. We then walked around the Carlton Gardens and posed for a few glamour shots next to the fountain.
Wednesday saw Lou getting her hair re-done after a few bad experiences at home the day before we left. From the hairdressers we sprinted to Crown casino to see The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo – Gold class styles.
On Thursday we made a trip to the Werribee Mansion, Victoria State rose garden and Shadowfax winery. The Mansion was built by two brothers, the Chirnsides in 1874, both were really into horse racing and breeding. The Mansion was later used as a Catholic Seminary and then a functions venue and hotel.
The Rose Garden was beautiful and contained over 300 different species of roses.
All and all a pretty familiar start to the world adventure but a good refreshing break before Lou's home town - Hong Kong!
Highlights: Surprising T-racy
Lowlight: Saying goodbye to T-racy’s home cooking and baking.
Interesting fact: Lou’s note to self – “Don’t DIY on the hair – she’s a pretty big job”.
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