Arrived in Melbourne safe and sound...

I arrived in Melbourne this morning at 4.40am (30th April) after a 20 hour flight, which turned out to be less crap than I thought it would be. Highlights included the girl next to me suffering from quite possibly the worst travel sickness I have ever seen. She filled many sick bags. I thought I had lost my glasses at one point as they fell off my face whilst I was asleep and the chap next to me had sat on them. They are thankfully unharmed!

When I came out of the airport, I realised that I didn't actually have a map of Melbourne so had no idea how to get to the hostel. Thankfully I got talking to a lovely old boy on the bus into the city, who told me that a tram should take me where I need to go. I found it eventually and am kipping in a 4 bed share for the next 3 nights. I have the room to myself this evening but am told I will have roomies from tomorrow night.

First impressions of Melbourne is that it has very high buildings. That's all I've seen so far! I am currently fighting the urge to just go to bed. It is around 9.15am here and in my UK head it is just past midnight. So very tired...

My plan this morning is to drink a lot of coffee and research what to do for the next 3 days. There is also a huge market just around the corner so will pay there a visit and explore the neighbourhood around the hostel a bit more.

On Monday I'm flying up the coast to Sydney so will try to post again before then.

Spider count so far: 0