PomsInOz gathering, Mornington

Today we had a great afternoon by the coast at Mornington, about an hour's drive south.

It was a picnic and barbecue organised by the PomsInOz forum, an online community of Brits who have emigrated here. Mostly families so there were loads of kids around.

The weather was superb and it was very nice to chat with other Brits.

We have now moved into our new apartment at 2/26 Lithgow Street, Glen Iris.

We had four deliveries on the first day, all of which went smoothly. Today we have had our sitting room furniture delivered, we had it made by a local dealer.

A few more shots from our day around the Bay.

We are now busy making final preparations to move to our new apartment in 10 days. We have ordered some furniture and appliances but will need to get lots of smaller things after we move - rather than buying them now and having to move them from our current place.

Justine's brother is coming for a couple of days next week as well.

Around Port Phillip Bay

Today we did full anti-clockwise circuit of Port Phillip Bay, driving through Melbourne to Geelong for lunch and a walk, then down to Queenscliff to catch the ferry to Sorrento on the other side of the bay. We thought that was appropriate as we were married in Sorrento (Italy) three years ago today! We did see some dolphins as we sailed - they like playing in the sea around the ferry as it turns.

By the time we docked after a 40 minute trip it was nearly dark so we just headed up the Nepean Highway back home - a lovely drive by the sea illuminated by a full moon.