Bowls Clubs & Beaches

So we have been hostel hopping, especially since it's been Race week in Melbourne and all hostels are mosre expensive than usual. Absolute worst time to arrive, but ah well.

On our second night, staying in Melbourne's CBD (Central Business District) in Nomads All Nations Hostel, we headed to St.Kilda to meet a friend of Eimear's Boyfriend, Nick. We met him at a Bowls Club. It was a hilarious night. We drank some beer, played some Bowls and signed up for Membership, haha! We hung out with a load of oldies, chatted to a 70 year old lady who bragged about her 50 year old new Boyfriend (stating that she's still got it). We were also invited to jump off a building from a guy who did it as a business. Everyone was so hospitable and welcoming. (Here we are, absolute Bowls Champions, no wonder they wanted us to join, below).

We also spent half a day at the beach, but then felt guilty that we should be job/house hunting. We saw this absolute wierd guy riding his horse up the beach, in this silver armor stuff, and it was sooooo HOT out, poor horse :) and then he took a dump on the beach and everyone went crazy! haha!

(St. Kilda Beach)

So we have been job hunting, which we've had a few call back and trials for, but it's been a little more difficult than we imagined, but I guess you gotta be patient. We have also viewed houses, which we've walked for hours to see. I have sprained my ankle and the girls are all wrecked. We've heard horror stories about living situations, one bedroom flats with 8 people living in one room etc. Tara has moved into a house with her friend Grace, there are 15 guys I think and they are currently on the couch/floor but will have a shared room to themselves soon. Tara has also had a few Hairdressing trials but she says salons are very strict over here. She said she'll give it another week, to see how she's getting on, and if it isn't working out, and we are getting on great, she's going to follow us upstate. Here is how upstate came about:

This morning, we got a call back from a working hostel in Mildura, which we were nervous about due to bad trip advisor reviews, to do our regional work (fruit picking etc). After that, and talking to the guy who runs Coffee Palace Hostel in St. Kilda, which we love, he reccommended a working hostel they send people to 10 minutes from Mildura, which one of the other hostel workers is moving to next week. After a lot of talking we have decided to take it. So tonight we are getting a night bus to Mildura to 'One Big Family' working hostel. We are excited (a new adventure) and nervous/anxious (hopefully there is A LOT of work for us). Wish us luck!!!! Will keep you all updated :) If it all works out, we want to save our regional work money and come back to the City to set ourselves up properly, NOT on Race week, and we'll know the area and what we are getting ourselves in for next time round!!! :)