Melbourne - Day 1

Hello Blogaroni Fans!

It’s about 3:00 A.M (Saturday) right now, and thanks to the Pure Blonde Australian beer, I’m not really myself. I can’t seem to think that straight, so I apologize for the short entry. :)

We've arrived at the last stop of our Aussie adventure; Melbourne. From what we’ve seen of Melbourne, we LOVE. It’s very metropolitan.

We just got back to the hotel from partying with the locals at a club called CQ’s. It’s a three level club that holds 3500 people. The best part of the night (aside from the enjoyment of Pure Blonde beer), was when Daddy Yankee came on, we were the ONLY girls who knew the words to the music and how to dance to it. It was quite comical.

Just an update about my mosquito bite scare, it seems to be ok. For those of you that don’t know, while walking through the Daintree Rain Forest yesterday, I must have got bitten by a whole family of mosquitoes. I seem to have gotten an allergic reaction from the bite(s). The back of my right leg became VERY swollen (I took pictures, but won’t gross you out by posting) and the area was red and HOT. As my fellow hypochondriacs can relate, upon arriving back to the hotel, I was on Web MD like a mad woman researching symptoms of West Nile Virus, Malaria, poisonous spider bites, etc…I called the front desk of the hotel to inquire about my ailment, took some Ibuprofen for the swelling and applied cold compress and monitored my leg for hours (while praying to the Aboriginal Gods). Luckily, the swelling went down, and I have no fever or joint pain, so I think I’m alright.

So here are some pics of our 1st night in Melbourne. Tomorrow we are off to Phillip Island, where we will visit a natural Wombat, Koala and Kangaroo reserve, and see the infamous Penguin Parade at dusk.

I’m pooped. Thank you for tuning in, and check back with us tomorrow. Same wombat time. Same wombat channel. Good night! (or Good Morning).

- The NYC Aussie Trio