Partying With a Rockstar - Melbourne

We arrived in Melbourne about a week ago. After spending a couple of days camping at Wilson's Promitory with our friends Mandi (whom we knew from South Pole) and Janine and seeing a wombat, wallabies and possums!, we returned to the city of Melbourne and have since that time, been partying like rockstars. The friend we are staying with, Wally, is in fact a rock star, which makes the partying that much more monumental...or just 'mental' (Ozzie slang for 'insane').

So far, Melbourne has been hugely entertaining; great music in lots of different venues, random, public art for no apparent reason, well-dressed, hipster-types filling the cafes, good coffee and great food. This is the kind of town that knows its important chefs by name and covers their culinary feats in local newspapers and magazines. I really enjoy Melbourne, but it is imperative that we leave soon. In our weakened condition, having just spent 1 month in pristine natural surroundings, this level of general merrymaking is beginning to wear us out and, if continued in this manner, could feasibly kill us. Luckily, we are leaving for Tasmania tomorrow and so just might make it out of here alive.

I've posted some more photos and captions on my flickr account.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/muddygaloshes/
Enjoy.
-Michelle