Melbourne :)

Today we arrived in Melbourne very late at night at the airport that is about 2 hours from civilization. Kelsey knew some people in Melbourne (they are family friends) so they came to pick us up. They thought we had gained a lot of weight while in New Zealand because of all of our layers!! We drove to their houseboat on Lake Eildon. On the way there, they showed us where the Victoria bushfires had destroyed complete towns. I was pretty scared because we drove through all of the damage. The fires just happened 6 weeks ago. The fire could travel the distance that a car could go in 45 minutes, in just 3 minutes. They killed 211 people. I was pretty scared but I knew that I wasn't in any danger. We got to Lake Eildon at 2:00 in the morning so we went straight to bed. We woke up and laid out in the sun for a while. Then we went into town to walk around. Kelsey's friend showed us everything. The town is really small but it's really cute. The next day, Kelsey's friend Caity had a job interview on the top of Mt. Buller (which is a one hour drive). So, we went with her to see some of the country. The landscape here is a lot different from what we've seen in Australia. It is much more desolate and outback. We saw kangaroos in the wild here. After Mt. Buller, we went back to Lake Eildon to go wakeboarding. Kelsey was really good at it! I tried a million times!! I couldn't stand up on the board but I was proud of myself for getting in that water because I'm usually scared about being alone in the water. We then had a barbecue with her whole family. It was a really fun night! We had to leave for the airport at 4 am. Caity's parents drove us there. We said goodbye and went into the airport heading to Christchurch to tour the South Island!!!!