Madeley

Arrived in Melbourne around midday.Things (in this case car hire) are always more expensive than you expect. Not to worry, this trip is on Kevin Rudd. We're helping to support the Australian economy!The Coles and the IGA we stopped at were both closed (public holidays!), thankfully a Subway and a Baker's Delight were both open, otherwise we would not have eaten since breakfast.The gig was pretty awesome. One of the support acts (Skipping Girl Vinegar) were fun, we bought their album. Tim Freedman turned up with secret Whitlams (he ran into enough people who'd toured with the Whitlams previously in a pub last night, and convinced them to come and play, that he could have a whole band). Missy Higgins was really super awesome (and played quite a long set). Unfortunately we froze through, so skipped out on the Cat Empire (sad, but we were completely unprepared for that much cold — coats and a blanket would have been the right choice). Turns out it gets colder in the Yarra Valley than Melbourne-town. BOM tells me it was about 12C. Really we needed Melbourne friends who wanted to come as well, who could have provided the picnic and the blankets.We had 30 minutes of pretty intense country driving to get to where we're staying tonight. I think I'm out of practice driving country, but I've never enjoyed it at night or in an unfamiliar car in an unfamiliar location. Why someone feels the need to tailgate at 85kph through winding valley roads escapes me (sorry, I just wasn't willing to do 100kph when I couldn't see).Anyway, curled up now with a cup of tea and clean hair. Will probably crash soon, since we've been up forever.