A Social Day

2nd October – Friday

A very cool and cloudy day, only reached about 15 degrees.

A very social day, first of all catching up with a couple we met at Cairns. They live at Traralgon but were in Melbourne when we passed the town. Therefore, we met this morning at Chadstone Shopping Centre for a coffee and chat before they headed home. An hour and a half disappeared very quickly! Chadstone has changed in the last four months, with a lot of shops being altered/refurbished ready for new tenants. The centre is becoming much more up-market – and much, much bigger.

After leaving Rob and Barb, we headed to Williamstown to meet, for the very first time, a distant cousin and his wife – David and Francoise. The solicitor and psychiatrist were an extremely nice couple and Francoise was very easy to talk to and understand, with a gorgeous French accent. They very kindly took us out to lunch at a lovely restaurant on the edge of Port Philip Bay – the food was divine! We have never been to this area of Melbourne before and were very surprised at how trendy the area is. Following lunch, we returned to their house and spent the remainder of the time talking about our common ancestors.

A most surprisingly pleasant and enjoyable day.