Day Four

We've used a lot of public transport to get around! This was how Sophie got to the game yesterday, and back to the bus afterwards!

Tekira hasn't been feeling very well since last night and spent a fair bit of today sitting and resting and conserving his strength. By tonight he said he was feeling a bit better but if he's not well tomorrow we'll take him to a doctor. The boy's asked the inevitable question, "Has he got swine flu?" but I seriously don't think so, his symptons are pretty mild, just unpleasant to put up with. Headache and nausea.

The old lead pipe and shot factory at Melbourne Central, imposing and impressive.

The kids got the chance to shop in town this arvo, shoes, footy gear and phones were the order of the day. Joel finally found the phone he was looking for at a reasonable price. Haydn bought a Richmond jumper then left it behind at Hungry Jacks, got it back, then left it behind at the movies! Or so he thought; turned out that Zak had it in his bag and Haydn's heart rate settled back to normal.

Joel and Zak both had trouble negotiating the Connex ticket machines at Flinders St, a process the rest of the group seem to have no trouble with.

In the press box at the MCG with our tour guide Barrie who did an excellent job, informative and well paced, no chance of the kids getting bored, heaps to see and hear about, a great tour, highly recommended.

Sam, our sole Hawthorn rep, facing the scrutiny of the media after the Hawk's dismal showing against the Bulldogs on Saturday night in the MCG studio.

Moon over Docklands after last night's game.

Bounce down in the top of the table showdown, the Cats and the Saints. Pretty impressive flexibility from the umpire. Sophie has bought herself a new camera and is enjoying experimenting with it. This shot is one of a burst sequence at the start of the game.

Barrie pointing something out on the MCG tour. He wasn't as fierce as he looks here and I wasn't as worried as I look here. Just reminds me I need to smile more.

I could have spent another 2-3 hours at the National Museum of Sport and AFL Hall of Fame today but the kids had had enough after an hour so we headed into town so they could go shopping. After that we visited the Victorian State Library and its No.1 attraction, Ned Kelly's armour. It is an iconic piece of Australian history, replete with dents caused by police gunfire. I did my best to enlighten the kids about the Kelly story, hard to know if they took any of it in but Joel did say it was wicked.

The kids passed up the opportunity of a home cooked meal tonight: Hungry Jacks beckoned!

I found a great little Japanese takeaway place called DonDon's near Melbourne Central and got a lovely Teryaki Chicken and rice for just $6.20, what a bargain.

The kids decided they wanted to go to the movies to see Transformers 2. Sophie and I were less keen so while they went to see the Bots in action we went to see The Proposal, a funny and enjoyable film.

That wrapped up our day in Melbourne, just the train ride home to Glenroy to finish it off.

Tomorrow we're heading up to Ballarat.