Road Trip

Cadel proved to be an excellent flier on our trip to Perth, so we thought we’d give road tripping a go. It wasn’t (yet another) holiday, but rather a conference down in Melbourne for Pioneers. Pioneers is the Mission Organisation we have applied to join, and the conference was orientation for all newbies like us – explaining who they are and what their core values involve. It was an intense week, but really helpful and encouraging.

We decided to drive down, and stop at the snow on the way (just for lunch – having a baby makes skiing impossible). Cadel didn’t know what to make of the snow. He was constantly licking the cold air, and when we put some snow in his hand it took him a while to realise it was cold – he burst into tears when he realised, yet didn’t think of actually opening his hand and dropping it!

We stayed in Melbourne for the weekend at the end of the conference and did a bit of sightseeing. I must admit, I had never really been all that interested in Melbourne. I always thought of it as a cold, wet, drab version of Sydney. It pretty much lived up to the “cold, wet” bit, but I really enjoyed it none-the-less. Unlike Sydney (which is usually full of tourists and office workers rushing about), Melbourne seems to be the playground for Melbournians. The CBD actually has a vibrant feel to it. We loved wandering up little side laneways, drinking good coffee, heading to the markets, then buying some Italian for dinner on Lygon Street. Good times.

Brooke, Dave & Cadel

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