We left Mebourne, Tuesday, Jan 20, accompanied by grandsons Tom
and Joe, who have been staying with us, while Carolyn and Brandt had a short overseas holiday to celebrate their 20th Wedding Anniversary. Having decided to spend a few days driving to Sydney, we took the coast road and stayed overnight at Merimbula and Mollymook, before arriving in Sydney early Thursday afternoon.
35 degrees plus, which made it rather uncomfortable outside the car, thank goodness however for air conditioning.
Bondi Beach (Tom, Joe, Nick and Anthony)
Arrived home via the Hume Freeway, (903km/10hrs 5 min), to be faced with the three hottest consecutive January days on record, Wednesday 28th 43.2 Celsius, (109.76 Fahrenheit), Thursday 29th, 44.1 (111.74), Friday 30th, 44.3 (113.18).
A cool change, 37.0 (98.6) was forecast for Saturday 31st, with another hot day, 43.0 Celsius, (109.4), forecast for Saturday Feb 7. Saturday Feb 7 however had the temperature rising to
46.4 Celsius 
115.52 Fahrenheit, (Melbourne's hottest day since temperatures were first recorded in 1850), and the state on fire with a multitude of bushfires raging of control on many fronts, resulting in Australia's worst ever national disaster, with a known 210 people tragically losing their lives on what will be forever known as, "Black Saturday". The sadness of the loss of life will forever be marked in our national history, with an annual day of mourning every February 7.
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