Splitting the uprights

First of all, a big thanks to everyone who has been faithfully following our blog. We are all quite flattered by the traffic and interest we have received. I am especially flattered by the visits through our photo gallery. The website traffic has been quite nice. Hopefully we can continue to entertain over the coming weeks.

This post is as much for Matt as everyone at home. Since Matt wasn’t feeling well, he unfortunately missed out on a beautiful day. However, he rallied to catchup for the evening festivities, which was probably the highlight.

Monday was Labour Day (yes, that’s how they spell it) in Australia. So no vocational visits on a national holiday. The group (minus Matt) piled into three separate cars and headed down the Great Ocean Road. We avoided the caravan idea and we each managed to see different things on our own schedule. It was quite nice.

Monday was hot and since it was a national holiday, the beaches were quite busy. Mostly we just drove along the scenic road and pulled off for some pictures. We all stopped in Lorne for lunch, so we bumped into each other down there.

Since it was about a two hour drive each way, we didn’t spend too much time, but instead headed back to Williamstown for our evening with the Rotary group.

Mick, one of the Rotary members, was kind enough to donate his time (and I’m guessing a bunch of gas) to take the entire group for a night cruise on the Yarra River. As you can see from the pictures, we had a beautiful sunset and a gorgeous ride.

The ride lasted about three hours, so it was fantastic to see city from a number of vantage points and watch the sky change colors throughout the night.

Tuesday is a vocational day, so we’ll all be busy during the day. Following a presentation tomorrow night, we will bid farewell to our Williamstown hosts and enjoy some hotel life for the next four nights!