Melbourne cont. Thursday

Main task today was to get the F1 tickets from a hotel on St Kilda Road near the track. Went down about 10 and lucked into a 2 hour meter out the front, right next to Gate 8. Of course we couldn't help but 'just have a look' and before we know it, I've been back to the meter 3 times and fed a small King's ransom into it and its 4:30.

Had a really pleasant day wandering about looking at all the support cars such as Sports cars, historic etc in their pits. The Red Arrows paid a visit doing all kinds of aerobatic tricks and keeping the swelling crowd amused.

Highlight of the day was a pit-walk for those with tickets (us!) and we got to wander down the V8 pit lane and then shuffle down past the F1 pits. The crowd was pretty full on but a great little experience.

Here's your snap: