Williamstown

Leave it to us to take an open air boat – in the blazing sun – with no a/c or sunscreen. While our fellow boaters lathered on sun screen, we just got pink. Fresh off the boat in Williamstown, we decided to take a tour of the island with a local guide and Ike, his black dog. As John says, “The steepest slope on the mountain is the expert slope”….and Williamstown wasn’t exactly steeped in fascinating sites, but it was interesting to see the historic houses and Ike’s special tricks. Originally the main seaport on Port Phillip Bay, it became a secondary port when the Yarra River was deepened and the Port of Melbourne was developed (circa 1880)

We took the train back to Melbourne and stopped at Victoria Market to check out the market- which was mostly junk. We watched some pretty serious rain clouds forming, so we beat feet back to the room and had a dinner of cucumber dip and wine.