Windy Melbourne

Thursday, 26^th September, 2013

Yesterday, we travelled from Wodonga to Melbourne, the final leg of our trip before catching the Spirit on Sunday.  The morning’s drive was quite uneventful, really easy travelling on the dual highway.  We had an early lunch stop before tackling Melbourne’s freeways and tollways – and before the wind arrived.  We arrived at the Frankston Holiday Park about 1.30 and after being given a choice of sites, were soon set up.  About 3.00 pm, we were surprised to see Barry and Denise drive in – we hadn’t expected them to arrive until Friday.  Not having seen them since April, there was a bit of catching up to do before we had to depart for a dinner date with Sandra and Trevor.  We had a very enjoyable evening and meal at a Chinese restaurant in Frankston.

Shortly after arriving home, the rain started!  It rained solidly all night (over an inch in the old money) and then the wind started.  Les was out of bed early this morning to roll up the awning and make sure it was secure.  With winds reaching over 80 kms per hour, it has been a very blustery day; with many trees blown across roads; thank goodness we decided to arrive yesterday.  Today was also a chance to catch up with Aunty Pat and the family news.