Melbourne 5th
Hi’ya
Last night I was ashore in Melbourne along with the Chief Engineer & the Officer apprentice.
The weather wasn’t the best but it didn’t matter at all.
What a impressive city this was,
it’s not that big & all as one thought before
– nevertheless it had a special kind of architecture & rich cultural atmosphere.
After we had walked through the urban parts & came into the city core we sat down at Gloria’s Jeans & ordered some coffee.
Then we continued to the South Bank,
were a place which suitable called "South Gate" is located.
The river stretches pass here & then down to the harbor & further down to the sea.
Before we decided to find a nice place to eat,
we visited a very luxurious hotel, casino & museum
– like all in the same building.
At the bar/restaurant we later ended up at there was this bartender from Sweden.
Really trevlig girl, she was here in the name of love. Aw.
I got the chance to taste kangaroo meat & watch Australian football.
Alongside the bar the locals were playing some kind of cricket’s sport.
Maybe it was because I was sober – but I’ve never been at a place that loud.
Some was drinking & chattering,
some screamed at the ongoing game on the TV,
some folk’s just were screaming of happiness & some were screaming while playing pool.
Haha. Summary; very pleasant stay in Melbourne.
And I slept like a baby back at the ship afterwards.
The night before I was on the watch & some tricky alarms
therefore I only got 2-3 hours of sleep before it was time for the arrival procedures at early dawn.
Today I’m more of a human if you know what I mean.
Tomorrow we’ll reach Port Kembla near Sydney.
Three of our Swedish crewmembers are signing off.
I’m cited to meet my new working colleges & at the same time I will miss those I’ve got to know too this point.
My workout today is going to be long & intense.
All the fine things I’ve been eating has built up a source of energy in me which is about to get unleashed.
Get ready.
Some more photos from Melbourne, edit 7th may
