Spent last night and today in Melbourne. Not enough time here and had to stay in the city due to more threats of bush fires in the outlining areas. The weather is very hot, but tolerable. I think it was 97 today, but doesn't feel like 97 in Chicago. I've learned how to accurately convert Celsius into Fahrenheit. Now I need to work on learning the metric system. Had dinner last night in Chinatown, which there is a very large Asian population here. Melbourne is a very diverse city and tons of ethnic places to discover. It's a very nice, clean city that you can literally walk the entire thing in a day, which I did. Lots of cute little alleyways dotted with cafes and coffee houses. Off to an early dinner tonight and then flying to Alice Springs tomorrow morning to see Ayers Rock.

Will update again soon.