As this is our last weekend in Melbourne, we decided to book a room at The Langham hotel, just down the street from where are apartment used to be. Although I am starving and looking forward to diner tonight, I somehow can’t wait for tomorrow’s breakfast buffet! We’re having diner here again tomorrow with our good friend Tom, checking out again on Tuesday!

It is like everything is ending like it started. Today I moved out of the Eureka Tower and I am temporarily staying at a friend’s apartment. The same apartment I lived for a few weeks when I first arrived in Melbourne. I am kind of finished with work, tying up some loose end and handing over the final details. Tomorrow the cleaners come to Eureka Tower and I am handing in the keys, next week the new owner of my car is coming to Melbourne to take her away.

I can’t believe I am flying out next week!!!

Today we (Troy & Barbara, Peter & his dad, Olivia, Sam & I) flew a hot-air balloon over Melbourne. I managed to take some spectacular pictures, but we didn’t fly as close to the CBD and Eureka Tower as I hoped we would. We called the go/no-go hotline at 4.45am this morning, gathered at the Langham Hotel to leave at 6am and drove to the Monash University grounds for take-off. After helping the pilot for a few minutes, we were up in the air much quicker than I expected. The wind took us for 60 minutes over Melbourne and I am waiting for the GPS route to be send to me to show exactly how we travelled.

After packing up the balloon on the landing site, we were driven back to the Langham Hotel, where we were treated to an amazing breakfast buffet and at 11am I was back at my desk in the office. I am writing this with my eyes half open, ready to get a good night sleep. Anybody who reads this and wasn’t part of it, please call Balloon Sunrise and book your flight, it’s worth every dollar!