Down Under...

We flew all night to Melbourne, and landed in the warm arms of our friends, Ken and Claudia. The children even pulled together a mini-Halloween for our girls, who were delighted! (You can see the almost completed pool in the background, we're all looking forward to pool parties through the summer!)
We've found a place for the next month, and then we're moving into a nice three bedroom apt. on Queen St. (room for guests!). That's the building next to the children...

I managed to meet a kookabura (it was so cool after singing the song all those years ago!), we walked through Flagstaff gardens (Doug and Clarissa enjoying the sun but still relatively cold), and Miranda got heck for taking pictures of our new bank (it is a cool building, but many are here).
We thought we left the nice beaches behind, but really we just left the warm water. The beach right by Ken and Claudia's is amazing, but I must say the water is a little chill after the South China Sea. Doug's settling into a very different position and we're busy exploring and settling into life here... We're finding it a bit easier and certainly find people friendly and fun!