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It makes you think when your dad messages to say you know more people in Australia than you do in Harrogate, a slight exaggeration but he does have a point. Today I was going to catch up with Ash, a very good friend from school days. Her dad was also over and coincidentally he usedContinue reading “Day 28: Harrogate Catch-ups”

An early start this morning to get to the Lilydale Lake park run. They start at 8am over here rather than 9, to do with the heat. Not sure what heatwave they were expecting as I was in my hat and big coat 😂😂. As my knee still isn’t ready for a 5k (I meanContinue reading “Day 27: Chilled Saturdays”

We knew that the forecast for the weekend wasn’t going to be great. I can’t really complain, out of the 4 weeks I’ve been away I’ve had a grand total of 1.5 days of rain. Considering it’s the Southern Hemisphere I can’t really complain. Another leisurely morning and a brunch – seems like a commonContinue reading “Day 26: Winter in Melbourne”

Another beautiful morning in the Melbourne suburbs and today we were heading into the Yarra Valley and a town called Healesville, a former starting point for Woods Point goldfield. The Yarra Valley is home to many wineries but that is a blog for another day. Healesville is home of the Four Pillars gin distillery. BeforeContinue reading “Day 25: Gin for the win”

A leisurely start ready for the day of exploring. Having been dropped off at Croydon station by my personal Uber driver Dom and her assistant Baby Noah, I was heading into the city. It’s about a 40 minute journey to Melbourne Central my destination. When I left it was drizzling so there was me withContinue reading “Day 24: Melbourne Central”

Today we had decided was going to be a very chilled “rest” day. I think it was needed by everyone. I wouldn’t be able to tell you the last time I sat on the sofa in my PJs until midday but that is exactly what I did. Reading my book, having a coffee and justContinue reading “Day 23: My idea of a rest day 🥰”

It was another glorious morning in Melbourne and we were all ready for today’s adventures down the Mornington Peninsula to try out some of the local wineries. Baby Noah was on good form so off we trotted, until we got 20 minutes into the journey and had to pull into the BP service station toContinue reading “Day 22: Enjoying the winter sun”

It’s been 3 weeks now since I left the UK and it seems to have flown by! Crazy to think I’m half way through my adventure. So today was a quiet day, we started off with a trusty egg and bacon sandwich and checking out from the air b’n’b, it was another glorious day downContinue reading “Day 21: All the 3s”

An early start this morning to head to Korumburra for the park run, they start at 8am over here. I wasn’t participating, I decided since today was a walking day to go for a stroll with Noah. The weather was beautiful though, blue skies and a big yellow sun ☀️☀️. Once the gang had finishedContinue reading “Day 20: 3 Bay Walk”

The day started off with a steady 20min jog on the treadmill. My knee has been in polite terms Fcuk’d for years and the 10k in June 2024 well and truly destroyed it. I’m pretty sure I’ve got a problem with my IT band but I’ve not been to a physio and the ideal solutionContinue reading “Day 19: Road trip ready”