The Lindrum Hotel, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

The last leg of the trip was the fastest. No scenic side trips. I got into a convoy of speeding cars once we switched from Princes Highway (A1) to the Speedway (M1). The speedway had a 110km/hr limit. The highest I had seen in Australia, thats 68.3508 miles/hr. The convoy was conveniently exceeding the speed limit at 122 km/hr ( 75.8072 miles/hr) which got us to Melbourne quite fast. OK OK, who is waiting for the other shoe to drop? Anyone? McFly? Well the other shoe did drop, apparently the M1 is a toll road that only takes electronic payment which we didn't have and didn't know about. Knock, Knock, why didn't our travel instructions include this? Shadows of Metung? Luckily I was able to cut across 3 lanes of traffic with a small safety margin and get off the M1 at the last exit. My sister Jackie ably navigated for us and we made it into Melbourne's Central Business District where we were staying at the best boutique hotel in Australia, The Lindrum. http://www.hotellindrum.com.au/ rocks. Great location, Great rooms, Great architecture and FANTASTIC staff. I believe my point has been made.