From Melbourne

Greetings from Melbourne. It is cold and windy and it gets dark by 5.30 each evening! We are staying in a city hotel very close to Rachel's work. We have already immersed ourselves in Melbourne life, drinking plenty of flat whites, hopping on and off trams, and getting into fights about the footy. The kids are happy because the hotel has a swimming pool so they can swim every day. They were greeted by Nana and Grandpa at the airport and Nana had made them both beautiful dressing gowns so they won't get cold in the hotel. Unfortunately the hotel doesn't have wi-fi and charges a fortune for an internet connection so I am writing from an internet cafe nearby. We have already agreed to buy a car, have made an application to rent a house, and I have a job interview next week so we have hit the ground running. More soon.