What a week,

Melbourne is working true to form. On Thursday we headed out to do some shopping and it was pelting rain so we madly ran to Woolies to get a brolly. Off to Myer for some bits and pieces and when we came out brilliant sunshine and cooking hot LOL. Off to DFO at South Wharf and a wonderful stroll along the river before heading in to get some clothes for the trip and when we came out it was the end of the world. Black clouds, raindrops the size of eggs and lots and lots of Thor and Zeus action.  Off for a late lunch with Tom at the Steak and Veg on Southbank and watched the weather change every half hour, oh we must be back in Melbourne.

Yesterday Agnes (Home) got slammed with 300ml of rain and is cut off from the world. Gladstone also got hammered and the airport is shut down and most roads apart from the highway are closed, glad we're down here.

Yesterday we started making plans for the trip home with the glassware and china only to find that Budget, Avis, Hertz etc are ALL on STOP sale for one way rentals anywhere let alone to Gladstone or Bundy. Even with our contacts at Budget we couldn't get anything. Panic starting to rumble just below the surface as I realised that we could very well be stranded here in Melbourne and we are hosting xmas day lunch up in Agnes.

Denise to the rescue, I told her our dilemma and being someone that won't be beaten she headed off on the web and found us a small 4wd at Europcar so now we can get home. Tks D.

Calendar of events is starting to fill with dinner tonight with Noddy and Paul, Lunch up at Warby tomorrow, Monday packing day with the removalists and us taking the extra stuff to the auction rooms, Tuesday Lunch with D and D, dinner with Mc B and Marie and finally Wednesday Lunch with Julie and Bailey and then we sail for a rest LOL.