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We’ve really settled into life in Melbourne and had lots of fun with new and old friends.  Kez, a fellow backpacker who we met in Laos kindly invited us along to her News Year’s day outing to the country horse racing.  She had a large group of friends who were all lovely and made us feel really welcome.  It was a great experience with beers being consumed pretty much non-stop.  We even won $90 in our syndicate betting which meant we were able to enjoy more booze when back in the city.  The hangovers we experienced here are even worse than back home as  in addition to all the booze consumption you have to factor in a mild degree of sun stroke too – not pleasant, but still it was all worth it and a really fun day.

We’ve also got to spend lots of time with my uni flat mate Tan, Ben and their 15 month old daughter Lillianna.  We had a great New Year’s eve meal with them before going to town for the fireworks display which was very impressive.  We’ve also had snags on the barbie with them and yesterday they drove us out to a fab beach for some games of beach cricket and body boarding in the sea.

Our friends from home Craig (David) and Kay also came out for a week in Melbs.  We  mooched around the city and also had a day on St. Kilda beach before the brave couple came around to our flat to experience our cooking.