A Quiet Weekend

Saturday May 20th – Started out the day by being lazy, sleeping in, doing laundry, and of course, blogging (Susan, you’ve created a monster!). Later in the day we went with Pete, Leslie and Bobby to the Dandenong ranges which is an area of forests and charming little towns with interesting shops and cafes.


We drove up Mount Dandenong which stands 633 meters high and took a few photos. We stopped briefly in a town called Olinda for some shopping and decided we will have to come back to this area and spend more time (and money).








Our target destination was Captain America’s. Captain America’s is an American type diner and Susan, Leslie (who is from New Jersey originally), and I got a kick out of the décor. There were license plates from every state in the US nailed all around the walls and they played 50’s Rock ‘n Roll music. We ate enormous burgers and I drank a Shasta Black Cherry Soda.

Sunday May 21st – Headed into the city centre did some wandering and window shopping before setting up at an internet café for some quality computer time. We are trying to organize our travels for the 3 weeks following the course. It’s a daunting task as there are so many things to do and see and not enough time (or money!). I think we will end up booking though the agent at the Flight Centre who set up our Tazzie trip. Trying to piece it all together ourselves is driving us crazy. Overall it was a relaxing weekend.