Melbourne

Not such a pleasant airport and a very unpleasant 1 hour queue to get through immigration and customs.  A long ordeal that was just what I did NOT need after a sleepless long haul night flight.  To add to that, the queue of travellers was twice subjected to the attentions of sniffer dogs!

However, all was well when Lara met me as planned and whisked me off to their lovely new home. My body began to accept night was day after a few days!

Yasmin wonders at a mound of Mung Beans!

Friday, first day of school holiday, en famille we  shop at Little Saigon Market at Footscraig-  a really spectacular displays of very fresh Australia produce, many of which I would have no idea how to prepare!

 François being choosey over some Vietnamese greens!

Who's for some asparagus? Lara and Yasmin sort their choice of young and tender specimens.

If this is was a video clip you could see Yasmin is fascinated by the live crabs wriggling.

 

Saturday and end of term meet of Yasmin's Aqua Wolves Swimming Club.  Fun evening with a huge obstacle course inflatable - the kids LOVE it.  The technique seems to be that those in the water throw buckets of water at the others who try to complete the course.  Above Yasmin diving through yellow hoop, below her climbing over yellow obstacle.

The meeting ends with the coach treating the team to a super junk food picnic meal outside the pool - pizzas in a box and a can of something fizzy and coloured!

Yesterday a trip to Gisbourne and after on to the Mount Macedon National Park - pity the fantastic view us spoit by the g.o.d. woman in the way!  

Memorial cross for 1st World War - the whole of this area was destroyed by fire in 1997 and the cross has been rebuilt.