Friday.
Ben had taken the day off work, and we decided to take the train in to Melbourne (about a 15 minute journey) and visit the Melbourne Museum. The Boards have a family membership, so they’re able to go any time, and for good reason, because the Melbourne Museum has one of the best kids’ sections of any museum I know. In fact, we didn’t actually visit much more of the museum than the kids’ playing area!
Geek that I am, I did get to see Australia’s first computer (and only the world’s fifth): the CSIRAC. Melbourne Museum also features Phar Lap, the famous racehorse of the 20s. We ate a passable lunch at the museum cafe before catching a tram home. Well, I say lunch was passable, but Mrs Elbeno complained about the pasta. My sausage roll was fine though. After getting home, we spent the late afternoon and evening relaxing and looking at photos of our trip so far. Leo and Angharad have a well-set bedtime routine and were off by 8.30, and we had fajitas for dinner.