Day before worldcon/Aussiecon 4
After not being allowed to go on our first flight (my fault) ,finding out we could have gone on it due to the plane being delayed and then having the next flight delayed we finally got to Melbourne after 10pm Melbourne time .
After collecting all of our stuff we wandered to our motel which was not that far from the airport and many was the weather cold and wet .
We stayed at the The Formula 1 motel last night and boy was the room tiny .
Now this is really small compared to all the country town motels I have stayed at ,the sink was near the bed ,no shower curtain,so the floor near the toilet got wet every time you had a shower, the bathroom was smaller than a an average side wardrobe ,it weirdly had a bunkbed above the double bed and cos of the portacot which we only just fitted in in front of the sink , our luggage went under the bunk bed and the pram was near the door and no wardrobe .
The other weird thing is if you don't check out before 10am your room card no longer works .
The second last time we were in Melbourne we stayed at the Holiday Inn cos there was no way Ken was going to put money into the Hilton's pocket and if you compare The Holiday Inn at the airport and formula 1 motel its like comparing a youth hostel to a 3 or 4 star motel.
Anyway it was only for one night and today we staying in the Crowne Plaza motel which is not far from ther Convention centre.
Today after after missing breakfast ,having a sleep in we caught a taxi and arrived at the Motel .
So far we have caught up with some people we have met at previous Worldcon ,had lunch , ran into some friends from Perth .pre-registered for the con and bought some con t-shirts .
Ken went hunting for supplies which turns out to be quite a walk and is giving me a break from the little monster and wandering down stairs and is possible going to check out the convention centre .
So I should be having a rest cos my back is killing me from weight lifting the monster as well as some tiredness and possible taking up some jeans which I 've meaning to for months .
If you feel like dropping by and saying hello we are in room 718 in the Crowne Plaza and if not I'm sure we'll run into you (hopefully not literally) .