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Home made falafels for dinner tonight, sitting at our picnic table outside the bus, late afternoon sun shining down on us, very peaceful setting. It is a month now since we headed off and we were talking about how it doesn’t feel so much like we are travelling around Australia, as we are just over an hour from Melbourne, we are just living in different places, without a high cost of living, although we are spending quite a bit. An old couple from the other side of the road in the caravan park came over with a tub of yoghurt a couple of days ago. “Hang on”, I thought, “Here we go”. He asked if we wanted some washing powder as they were heading back to the UK in two days time via Kuala Lumpur. We accepted and then he offered us their towels as they did not want to take them back. The reason for this became obvious when Helen went to wash them and discovered the tag saying that they were the property of a major hotel in Kuala Lumpur. They were probably going to get some new ones on their way home. Don’t know what the penalty is over there for such offences….. We bought a TV aerial yesterday from Dick Smiths and now have good reception so as to watch some of the Games from the comfort of our beanbags. We are quite enjoying Ballarat, checked out the real estate in the newspaper just for interests sake and it is amazing what you can get for your money.