This is our penultimate day in Australia and we were keen to see a suburb of Melbourne so opted to take the #112 tram out to sunny St Kilda, Melbourne's beach scene centre. As we headed to board the tram the heavens opened and by the time we arrived in St Kilda things were looking ominous. You couldn't see the beach or waterfront and the esplanade resembled something out of an English seaside resort in February.
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| St Skegness |
Having attempted to walk through the storm for ten minutes we copped out and returned to the tram stop completely drenched. Tropical rain is still better than the domestic variety, but it can have the same debilitating effect on mind and body. But the best was yet to come...
Trundling through South Melbourne, we reached a junction below the casino and Southbank complex. Off to the right, people were wading across the street and cars had been abandoned. As we stopped at the lights, the tram driver appeared from his cab and ordered us off. Abandon ship; the tram was going no further due to track flooding.
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| Tram derailed |
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| Excess water |
There was a surprisingly resigned aspect to the crowd on board as we climbed out of the carriage and into floodwater. Dad and I had to yomp a few hundred metres into the food hall of the casino complex. Doug went for a tea and washed it down with an ice cream. What a great morning.
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| Comfort food |
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