Car Show

We got off the ferry into the community of Queenscliff, and after a short drive came across a car show, hit the brakes and took a peek! 

                                
                               Here are some pictures for Gerry.  I know he has a soft spot for Chevels.

                          
                                  Hoss's old car, just like the one we bombed around in when we were teenagers

                                      
                                           I kind of liked this one, especially the colour!

                                       
                                         But my favourite was the Shelby!

Ferry

We took a short 45 minute ferry from Sorrento to Queenscliff.  Melbourne sits on Port Phillip Bay.  I don't think it was that much shorter, but it was fun!

Sites of Melbourne

It was very easy to get to Melbourne's downtown district from where we were.  We walked about 6 blocks from our campground, hopped on the trolley, and away it took us.  We spent two days nosing around, did some shopping, food and drink!  Had a wonderful time exploring parts of Melbourne!
                                        

                                         Lemon tree!

 This is Captain Cook's house.  It originally was his parent's home back it England, but he shipped it over.  Each brick was numbered, then dissembled, shipped, and reassembled.  Craaaazy!!
                                        

                                            Beautiful park!

                                       

                                       This street performer was great!!  Hundreds of people stopped to listen.

 This was in the shopping center.  The ceiling is conical is shape.  Not sure what it is.

                                           Haha!!  My dress shop!  The shopping is fantastic.

                                        Weird little bike!

                                          Goofy looking, but quite good!

Melbourne

We have arrived in Melbourne, but are terribly disappointed in the weather.  It is very cool and rainy, with intermittent sun.  We hope that this cool front is almost over!  We found a fancy campground called Big 4 Holiday Park, which we have seen all over Australia.  It is fairly expensive, but offers a lot... two movies a day, a warm TV room, a games room, heated pool and hot tub, very nice heated bathrooms/showers, laundry, beautiful camp kitchen, separate bathroom for children, gardeners, and security.  We wanted something within the city so access to downtown was easy.  That we got, and we stayed three nights.  Something else we have had for the past couple of days is a terrible smell in the camper van, and it only smelled when we were driving.  So once we were set up at Big 4, we dragged everything out of the van, and discovered the battery for for fridge had malfunctioned!  Yeah, we found the source of the putrid smell( I had visions of roasted snakes entangled in the undercarriage of the van)!!!  As it happened, there was a mechanic shop right next door to Big 4.  We consulted with him, and he said the battery was already bulging!!  He checked the van over from  top to bottom, and said it was in great shape, but to change the top rad hose, because it had a crack.  He replaced the cheap battery with a quality one, Hoss replaced the rad hose, and it was good to go!!  Now if only the weather would smarten up!!

                                          Searching for the big stink!

                                          My laundry drying!

                                          The camp kitchen.