Woke up early at 06:00 but then back to sleep for a while, then breakfast, drop bags and go for a walk.
The hotel was next to a steep set of stairs called Jacob’s ladder which was popular with exercise nuts – people were walking up and down, using twigs to note how many times.
We went up to get to the botanical gardens, it was over 200 steps and hard work for an unfit 59 year old, but managed.
Walked along path through the gardens , weather was great, sunny and warm and the views over the bay were stunning.
Walked back to the hotel, back down the steps and popped into the cafe next to the hotel for a coffee and ham and cheese sandwich.
Got the hotel to call a taxi and got to the airport and through security early.
Flight was pretty busy but not full, yet when I tried to change my seats online earlier it showed as full.
There was a big guy sat next to me who spilled over into my seat but moved to an empty one once we’d taken off so Song and I had a seat between us.
Flight was uneventful, went quickly and we were back into the Melbourne cold, on the skybus then the train back home to the cat who meowed when she saw us and the dog who didn’t seem too bothered.
Had a great time, saw lots and drove a lot.