Wanting to get back to Sydney relatively early in the afternoon we tried to leave relatively early. We tried not to wake Jeff and Cecile so early on a Sunday morning as we snuck out to the hire car and set off.
The drive was really unmentionable, apart from the sheer amount of dead kangaroos on the side of the road. Neither of us could remember having seen any on the side of the road when we drove from Sydney to Melbourne, it was funny that there were so many going the other way. But then perhaps the road-kill guy has the day off on Sundays!?
Our purpose of getting back to Melbourne early was to meet up with Gary and Gemma (our friends from Laos) who after seeing Sydney for a few days were now heading to Melbourne on the night bus.
It was great to see them!! We went for dinner at a local pub and spent the couple of ours filling each other in on what has happened in our trips since we last saw each other. And then sadly all too soon they had to leave to catch their bus. Apparently their bus was leaving from Central station and their friend was taking them there in his car.
About 20 minutes later as we were walking along the road past central station with slurpees in our hands (I know, I know we have a problem), and we saw them both in a headless chicken sort of fashion, still anxiously trying to find their bus with only minutes to go. We helped them to find the right direction and said goodbye again as they ran away. They did text us later to say that they made it.
So it was back to our old hostel. Familiar as an old hat we were back in the same room, although this time we were alone which was nice.
