1/3/2015

Yesterday we biked back to Melbourne. Damien went with me and we took the long route to Drouin which was 83km. It was very hot, around 96F so I went pretty slowly. We took our first stop 6km in where we went to the state coal mine. Being from West Virginia, I was under impressed but my friends really liked it and it was interesting to contrast the two types of mining management. After the mine we continued on for around 30km to Bena when we were hoping for a stop but there wasn't anything there. All we found was a blinds shop where the owner was kind enough to give us some water. We continued on 10km to Powong where we got food and stood in the freezer to cool down. It was magical. After refilling water bottles we got back on the road and continued to Drouin. We got in around 7:30pm and had dinner at an Italian cafe before catching the 8:45pm train home. When I got in the door at 11:30 I turned on the air conditioning, took a shower, and fell asleep. 

Today was a bit more relaxed. I woke up and went to pick up my luggage from Dan who had brought it back for me. We had lunch and helped him clean out his garden before heading home. This afternoon I skyped and talked to friends from the US. Then I organised a birthday party/ice cream eating contest for Saturday and started making ice cream. Mmmm