Melbourne

Melbourne! The city I was beginning to think I was going to end up moving to.

The friend I came to see in Melbourne ghosted me as he had been doing to all his friends the five weeks up to my visit, even when I visited his home direct from the airport.

Instead I stayed with his friend Darren the Vet, about a 2 hour bus, train, bus ride out in Narre Warren South. Darren or LeigeLord as he is online had a lovely home.

We had a lovely first with a movie night in Darren's home cinema with another part of our gaming group, Richard, and moved onto music / theme track quiz through YouTube. It was nice to distract me from the hurt / betrayal I was feeling from my other mate.

We played lots of epic boardgames together over the week: Civilisation: A New Dawn with Terra Incognito expansion, Hero Quest, and Tainted Grail: Fall of Avalon reaching chapter 5.

One night at 2:53 am a stolen car crashed through two trees and his fence, bouncing off the concrete retaining wall a metre from my head.

I went into the city a few times. Once Richmond, for hot pools, dinner and theology and community discussion with Julian. Another time down to X to catch-up with my old flatmate Leewyn, and before I went to the airport I got to see Nivesh for a guided tour of the beautiful University of Melbourne grounds.Les mer