Wednesday, May 6, 2009

Williamstown, North West Melbourne

Big thank you to Quest Williamstown North for providing luxurious accommodation

Judie Harris a lovely lady who helped us out with phone credit when we were in a pickle.

Thanks to Robert at Get the News Williamstown who donated phone credit

Our health thanks Glyn at Replenish for the organic veggies

Cheers Hobsons Bay Hotel for the drink

Thank you Amorosa for the wine

Good on ya The Rose Hotel for the drink

Our stomachs thank Marazita Bros for the food

Grateful grapefruit to Don Clemmens @ Ritchie's Pizza for the delicious pizzas, garlic bread and drinks

Cheers to Laverton Bottle’o

Saturday, May 2, 2009

Melbourne, VIC

Thanks to the lovely folk at Otway Junction Roadhouse, along the Great Ocean Road for their $30 fuel donation

Nice one fella! to the Apollo Bay Handy Mart for the supplies.

Thanks to Danny's Takeaway, Carlisle St, St Kilda for the bacon sandwiches and coffee

All the good good people at the Travellers Motel, Carlisle St, but especially to Martine and Anthony who let us stay for two nights

Thank you Abe Farrugia, McDonalds for the breakfast

Thanks to the fella at St Kilda Tailor and Laundrette who let us wash some festering mould off our clothes.

Thanks also to the kindly people at St Kilda Beach House Hostel for the night's accommodation.

Good On good Old John at the Oslo Hotel, Grey St St Kilda for providing two nights accommodation

Many happy thanks cheers mate salutations to Nick Taig, Tour Coo-ordinator at the Carlton Brewhouse, Abbotsford for donating to us a tour round, and thanks too to Ros for the tour itself and the drinks and goody-bag afterwards.

Cheers fellas, to Ram and his brother Ramsey at Hello Dolly, Charcol Chicken Takeaway, on Acland St, St Kilda for the scran.

Thanks to Haithan at Falafel Xtra for the feed, man.

Good on buddy Laurence at the Prince Wine Store, St Kilda for donating his takehome-aftershift-beer to us.

Thanks to the Niagra Hotel, on Lonsdale Street for the coffees

Andrew at the Telstra Shop, on Elizabeth St sorted us out a treat with a phone charger didn't he, he did

Darren at Melbourne International Backpackers, on the corner of Franklin and Elizabeth St donated a weeks accommodation to us in the cbd, and is the sort of top notch fella we all love and respect.

Cheers The Nash pub, Victoria St, Abbotsford, for donating a couple of schooners of the amber stuff

Thanks also to the Prince of Wales Hotel, in Abbotsford for the coffee.

Thanks to Pen Lynch, lovely Melbournian and tru-blue friend who cooked dinner for us at her house in Balaclava

Thaks to the La Trobe Cafe, on La Trobe St, for the food.

Many thanks also to Thai Culinary, on Elizabeth St for the feed. Love it.

Michael Caine's No.1 fan and witty raconteur Steven 'Steve' Foyle deserves a mention for his gift of homemade cd's he sent from Japan. Rub you rong time.

Thanks to the Immigration Museum, on Flinders St for donating the entry fee in.

Hare Krishna foodery, Crossways, on Swanston St we thank for the meal donated.

To the lovely Jessica and Hannah working at Gloria Jeans, Swanston St, for the coffees, I say 'ciao' and 'bellissimo senor'. Bonjour mange tout!

To Corey, irrepressibly cool and funkier than Samuel L Jackson's afro comb, at the Acmi Lounge, Federation Square, for the 'longus blackus coffemeemos', and the 'piping hot - snackages' it was good to have met you dude. 'Peace love and mung beans to the people', indeed.

Thanks to New Zealander Max, staying at the Melbourne International Backpackers for the soup. Thrillin bro!

Thanksarooney to Edward at the Food Inc on Elizabeth St

Oi psst this one's with me, said Mary, as she led the Welshman into the John Brack Exhibition at the Ian Potter Centre, National Gallery of Victoria.

Thanks to Gloria Jeans, Swanston St, for the coffees.

To Medallion, Souvlaki Bar and Cafe, on Lonsdale St, thanks is earned for the pleasure of the finest lamb kebab in the country. Sincerely.

To Cafe Victoria, 512 Elizabeth St for the brekkie croissants and coffees

Thanks fella, Moussa Maroun at Cafe MiMo, on Swanston St for the lunch and dinner. fine fodder.

Huge mega thanks to Xiang Hair salon on Smith Street or fixing Anne's mop top. The cut and colour is wonderful and the staff are great!

Also thanks to Natasha at Toni and Guy for offering her services

Thank you Ramona and Sandy at Fatto a Mano for the sandwiches and muffins

A True Blue Aussie this man, good old Tim at Beverage Masters, on Victoria St, who paid for a six pack of Melbourne Bitter for us

Thanks to Romana and Sandy at Fatta a Mano in Fitzroy for the muffins and sandwiches

Thanks to Volare cafe, on Brunswick St in Fitzroy for the coffee

At the Hotel Discovery! Thanks to Lisa van Oss for arranging a few nights at this lovely hostel in the heart of the cbd

Thanks to You Misti Dullard, events manager at the Queen Victoria Markets for arranging at short notice a stall for us over the weekend

Princetown and Apollo Bay Great Ocean Road, VIC

Thank you to N.O.B Shields, Nelson Kiosk, Nelson, for the warm welcome into Victoria with the coffees, pies and bag of biscuits.

Thanks to Melissa Diss at the Port Fairy Roadhouse, Port Fairy for the feed

Thanks also to the Princetown Recreation Camp Ground for letting us stay and warm ourselves with a nice hot fire

Yvonne Papadopoulos of Iluka restaurant for the sandwiches, big thanks.

Thanks Cafe Nautigals for the scones

Thank to Emelyn Leder @ the Blue Bird Cafe for the fried goods

Mount Gambier, SA

Thanks a lot Craig Richards at the Kingston Shell Roadhouse, Kingston for the 25 litres of fuel

Cheers matey, the Robe Mobil Roadhouse, in Robe, forthe $10 fuel

Ta very much Julie, at Big4 Caravan Park, Mt Gambier

Meningie SA

Thanks to Lakeview Takeaway for the Fish n' Chips

Thanks to the Lake Albert Tourist Park for the nights camp there.

Good on yer to Keith and Tess at the Dascal Diner fore the feed.

Thank also to Meningie Bakery for the much appreciated on-the-road-food.

Huge thank you to Deborah Kerrigan at Coorong Medical Centre and Pharmacy for the advice, treatment and medicine. Boy, without you helping us out the trip may have been over.