Hot air balloons graced the skyline as the sun rose over the port.
It is Sunday, and what a treat! We were greeted at the port by the wife of a Christian I met online when I was researching churches to attend in Melbourne. She took us out for breakfast at McDonald’s. (A much fancier McDonalds than we are used to.) The McCafe’ sits to the side in a separate area from the counter where we ordered food.
Notice that the Big Brekkie burger has an entire breakfast menu on one bun!
Next, we went to the building where they regularly meet for worship.
I would love to post pictures of the wonderful people here and the worship service, but I did not ask their permission, so I’ll just have to describe them: Christians. In every sense of the word. There was a large ethnic mix, and everyone was treated as family. In fact, the man I originally corresponded with invited us to their home with his family after worship along with about 15 college age/young adults, many who are Malaysian students that worship at this congregation. 
They host lunch every Sunday in their home and the students each have a job to do from setting the table to steaming the rice to cleaning up. We could not have been more welcome nor more pleasantly surprised by their hospitality and generosity. If someone had asked what we planned to do in Melbourne, we would never have dreamed that our day would include a home-cooked Malaysian/Chinese meal. I tried many dishes I never would have experienced otherwise. My plate is in the foreground, and they kindly gave me a fork and spoon. I never have practiced enough with chopsticks to keep from going hungry. I can’t tell you what I ate, but I can tell you that I ate it all and then some.
After the scrumptious meal and delightful visit, he showed us around the city of Melbourne. 
I especially enjoyed how pedestrian-friendly it is for such a large city. 
When I think of an arcade, I think of a place to go play pinball, Pac-man, and other games. But here, it is a little different. Picture a long alley between two major streets. Now add a roof and entrances to businesses all along. It looked more like one of our malls.
In one arcade, Gog and Magog guard the entrance.
We really enjoyed our personal tour of Melbourne with our new friend. He was kind to drop us off at the port. The cruise terminal had three stories, but only one lonely souvenir shop was inside.
I found my Melbourne postcard to mail and purchased an Australian flag for my collection.
Next, on to New Zealand and our first port there, Port Chalmers, the closest port to the city of Dunedin.