Almost back to right!

I'm writing this in Tasmania, while the kids are home in Melbourne with mum and dad. Duncan and I have flown back to collect our belongings in the hope of reuniting our scattered lives. We had a car full of stuff in Melbourne, a car full of stuff in Launceston and a bus full of stuff in Hobart! 2 more days and we should be all back together again...

We had a lovely time in Melbourne. The children popped into school for a day or two, but really we treated it like any other stop on this trip. Living in my uncle and aunt's house "out in the hills" meant we had this truly gorgeous view:

We took the kids to the Docklands in Melbourne for a day of tourist activities. We went on the new Melbourne Star observation thingie which is FINALLY working after goodness knows how many years of construction. It cost us $80 for the family and I'm not really that sure I'd recommend it. I think perhaps it was because it was first thing in the morning on a school day and it was really quiet. All of the stuff in the he gift shop is very 'light up' and I'm sure it would be a far better experience at night. There's also a ltittle fairground right next door with rides and amusements and I think going at dusk on a summers evening would be lots of fun. 

After our high ride, we went ice skating. Lexie was super keen to go and Duncan rather less so. I'd never been so was looking forward to trying it out. I think we can safely say that Duncan and Angus HATE ice skating, I would happily never do it again, and Lexie is the only one who truly enjoyed herself! At least we can say we all gave it a go, and now Angus and I know we do not enjoy it.

We finished off with a trip to the museum to see the James Bond exhibition which Duncan had been really looking forward to. Unfortunately it finished the DAY BEFORE so he was somewhat peeved. I believe he refered to the day as "Torture Duncan Day". We did get to see the rest of the museum, including parts we had never gotten to before, so the rest of us enjoyed ourselves. 

Catching up with friends and family was the best bit. We had a lovely big party to celebrate 6 different birthdays in the Gough family and got to catch up with everyone. We had playdates with friends form school and dinners with other friends. The children did lots of schoolwork at home and some at school too.

And then it was time for Duncan and I to fly back to Launceston to collect our car and drive to Hobart to collect our dear Bertha!