Monday and Tuesday

I got up early (8am! yikes!!!) and made my way to the local office supply store where I had to pick up a USB drive because my camera chip was full. I came back and dropped my photos and cleared the camera... finally, room to shoot freely.

Made a run to the library for blogging and then over to the cafe for a long black. The lovely barista, Nina, gave me a free gourmet deli sandwich also, win! =)

Came back to the squat to get ready for People's Kitchen... a cooked an apple crumble to go with the vegan feast. About 2 dozen people came by and we had a great meal and an impromptu juggling session with jugglers far better than I am.


Pierce juggled while riding a skateboard in a little circle in the bar multi -tasking at its finest.


After people left, I repacked my bag and went to bed.

Tuesday was another early day, Esher, Jack, Jase, Jess and I all piled in the little Hyundai, made stops for petrol and snacks; then drove the 10 hours South to Melbourne.

Got in around 10, We're staying in a 5 unit apartment that's been squatted. It was an old party hangout for local kids who trashed the place. Now, Melbourne drunk punks have opened it as a living space, repairing the damage that party kids did and barricading it against further intrusion from vandals and junkies.

Unfortunately the cops came by two days ago and told them they have to get out by friday. The cops were sympathetic and said that this group is obviously far better than the kids who come to trash the place and get wasted, but the owners have asked that anyone there be told to leave. The squatters are thinking about trying to contact the property owner and plead their case - that it's better to have people who are looking for a long term housing option in your building, fixing and protecting it from kids looking to get munted and smash things. who knows how it'll work out.

Today I'm out on the town in Melbourne... exploring and having fun.