This was not David’s morning. After getting everything repacked in our suitcases. We dragged them down to the lobby so Leslie could keep an eye on them while David walked down to the rental car agency ½ mile away. His leg was pretty sore from the previous day, so it was more of a hobble than a walk down. He first stopped at the bank to withdraw cash on our debit card, but it still was not working, even after our calls with the bank last Friday. Then he was looking for a pharmacy to get some drugs for Leslie, but it had closed. The itinerary from the travel agent did not have a company name for the rental. Just and address on 114 Flinders. David got to 114 Flinders Ln but could not find a rental car agency. After wandering around he saw a sign for a rental car return and followed that to a rental car agency. But they did not have a reservation for us. They looked at the itinerary and told him he needed to go to 114 Flinders St, the next block over. Who puts two streets with nearly identical names (Flinders Ln and Flinders St) right next to each other. So he hobbles over one block only to find not rental car agency at that address. After talking with a local merchant, he found out that location had closed over a year ago. After a couple of calls back to the travel agency (which was at the end of their day due to the time and date difference), he picked up a cab to the new location for the Hertz agency. Once there, they informed him there was an additional $372AUD for a one way rental and a $200AUD deposit that was not covered by the travel agency. This led to several more phone calls to the 24hr customer service at the travel agency. He finally paid the additional charges while the travel agency “investigated” what had happened. In the car, a KIA SUV, he swung by the hotel, picked up Leslie, and got the hell out of Melbourne! Along the way we stopped at a Pharmacy for Leslie and then a grocery store to pick up some provisions for the next couple of days. The place we are going is remote and there are no food services nearby. We arrived at the Limosa Rise Cabins a little after 5 Pm. After checking out the cabin, we poured ourselves a drink and sat on the deck absorbing the beautiful view of the ocean and Wilson’s Promontory in the distance. After making some dinner, we returned to the deck and watched as a mob of Kangaroo grazed on a field below us.
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| Our rental |
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| Limosa Rise Cottage |
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| Our Deck at Limosa Rise |
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Mob of Kangaroo behind our cottage
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