The Australian Open was running from the 17-30 of January, which opened up the door to watch some amazing tennis. Almost every night either while out in the city, enjoying dinner somewhere, or at home, the matches were always on to watch. It was great to see the whole city of Melbourne come to life and in support of there hometown hero's and other favorite players. One day while in the city with Eddie's mum, we sat in Federation Square for a bit watching a match on one of the whole flat screen tv's they have set up. People could come and go as the please and know a match would always be on watch.
Sadly, by the time we are free to try and get tickets, they were getting down into the semifinals and prices were through the roof. But, we did spend a bit of time walking around the different arena's and grounds just for the experience and to feel the energy and excitement in the air! The night we visited, playing at the rod laver arena was Ferrer vs. Murray, where Murray went on the compete in the finals. Next time I am 100% for sure getting a ticket early on to go and watch some tennis!! Just another reason why I need to come back and visit! :)
Later that evening, Eddie and I went to his hometown, Bacchus Marsh, to have dinner, drinks and play some silly games with one of his long time mates and his girlfriend. It was a lot of fun! Tried my first 'Aussie' Pizza, which was basically a Hawaiian with egg. Very yummy!!
Phillip Island:
On Saturday, Eddie and I took a mini road-trip down to a place called Phillip Island, located about 2.5 hours south of Melbourne. The weather was to be hot hot hot all weekend and we had quite a few things planned. We stayed at a lovely place called the Silverwater Resort and was located right on the clifftop, with spectacular views of water everywhere you looked.
Our first stop on the Island was to the Grand Prix Circuit track, where Eddie had previously done a track day at (and crashed). So he was very excited to go back and see everything and I was happy because I was hoping to see some pretty cars. Just my luck, it seemed that a Porsche Club was having a track day!! We ended up spending most of the afternoon driving go-carts around their replica course. Very entertaining! I was constantly being distracted by the nice Porsche's that were driving by and the fact that both tracks were located right on the edge of a cliff. Ocean views for miles!
Another reason we took the trip to Phillip Island was to see the wildlife attraction of warm water penguins who come out of the water at night fall to retreat into the hills for safety and nesting. The event is termed 'Penguin Parade' and I was very excited to go see this! Sadly, it wasn't as exciting as the website and everyone had made it out to be. The penguins were a good 50m away and very hard to see plus we weren't allowed to take any photos!!! Grrrrr (I tried and failed!) They also had told us to arrive an hour early, which meant around 7, and the penguins didn't start emerging till around 9:30! Overall, it was a great experience but would definitely do it differently next time.
Hope you enjoyed the long post!! There will be more long ones + photos to come!! Take care and speak soon! xoxo
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