101 Things to do in 2016

101 Things to do in 2016 (and beyond)  

	TO DO	COMMENTS/DONE
1	Visit Healesville	Move to 2017
2	Read a “classic” book	Done “Life of Pi” – 3/10/2016
3	Take another FB’s day off!	Half day taken – 2/9/2016
4	Go to the theatre at least 3 times	21/01/16 – CATS (CRAPS) 01/03/16 – Ghost (didn’t go) 13/08/16 – Ghost Stories (no go) 27/08/16 – Gentlemen of Deceit 21/12/16 – Kinky Boots
5	Ride Puffin Billy	Move to 2017
6	Do the ghost tour of Mayday Hills Lunatic Asylum in Beechworth	Move to 2017
7	Have brunch at Sky High Mt Dandenong	Move to 2017
8	Visit the Rhododendron Forrest in Olinda	Move to 2017
9	Do a virtual reality experience – That VR joint Fitzroy	Done – Sunday 23 October 2016
10	Scones and tea at the Hopetoun Tearooms	Move to 2017
11	Continue the  A-Z of different cuisine and eat somewhere new	Underway
12	Do the Fed Square guided tour Mon – Sat @ 11am (free)	Move to 2017
13	Do a night tour of the Old Melbourne Gaol	Move to 2017
14	Eat at Tim Ho Wan’s new place in Melbourne	Done – Thursday 29 December 16
15	Make a terrarium	Move to 2017
16	Do the free tour of the Old Treasury Building (open 10am to 4pm)	Move to 2017
17	Do the free tour of the State Library	Move to 2017
18	Buy a pair of red soled shoes	Done  - Nov 2016 (skull laceups)
19	Join the National Trust	Done – Saturday 19 Nov 2016
20	Do 10,000 steps minimum a day	Ongoing
21	Make love in an unusual place	Move to 2017
22	Repeat number 21	Move to 2017
23	Collect 50 rocks/shells from a walk along the beach	Done and in a jar
24	Visit Werribee Mansion	Move to 2017
25	Go to IMAX in Melbourne	Move to 2017
26	Do the Edge experience at Eureka Skydeck	Move to 2017
27	Use my charity day – Collingwood Children’s Farm	Done Monday 12/09/2016
28	Go skinny dipping	Move to 2017
29	Stay in bed until 10am and have breakfast in bed	Remove
30	Colour in a picture and frame it	Move to 2017
31	Visit the immigration museum	Done – Thursday 27 October 16
32	Have a drink in an “ice bar” (Fitzroy)	Done – Sunday 16 October 2016
33	Visit Ripponlea House and Gardens (do tour)	Done – Saturday 19 Nov 2016
34	Visit St Kilda Botanical Gardens	Move to 2017
35	Try an “Escape Room” puzzle	Done – Trapt - 9 December 2016
36	Do the 1000 steps Kokoda Track Memorial Walk (Dandenongs)	Move to 2017
37	Swim with dolphins and seals	Half completed! Seals –17/1/16
38	Go to the Jewish Holocaust Centre in Elsternwick	Done – Sunday 14/08/16
39	Do day trips to new places.  A day out in….	Black Rock – 3/7/16 Williamstown – 18/9/16 Fitzroy – 16/10/16
40	Tramcar restaurant	Move to 2017
41	Write a book	Underway
42	Complete the Mindfulness course	Underway
43	Do a cooking class	Done - Duck Demystified 13/4/16
44	Do a jet flight simulation	Move to 2017
45	Eat a hamburger at Tuck Shop – 273 Hawthorn Road	Move to 2017
46	Have a burger at Changz Canteen  (Elsternwick)	Done – Sunday 4 December 16
47	Catch the ferry to Williamstown	Done – Sunday 18 Sep 2016
48	Dine in the Dark	Remove
49	Walk to Rickets Tearooms in Beaumaris	Done – Sat 9 July 2016
50	Have a drink at Naked for Satan (Fitzroy)	Done – Sunday 16 October 2016
51	Have a picnic at Hanging Rock and visit Mulberry Hill House	Move to 2017
52	Night out at Kanela for old times’ sake	Move to 2017
53	Do the Aradale Ghost Tour (Ararat)	Move to 2017
54	Do a tour of Black Rock House	Done – Sunday 3 July 2016
55	Attend a laneway learning class	Done – 25 October 2016 (Dia de los Muertos)
56	Spend 3 weekends “away” somewhere (Victoria) in 2016	Bendigo – 7, 8,9 October 2016
57	Start learning another language	Started French - Duolingo
58	Do up a Lucas and Lola photobook	Move to 2017
59	Visit Machu Picchu with Emi on his 50th	Done - 31 March 2016
60	Visit Iguassu Falls from both sides	Done - March 2016
61	Ride a horse in Argentina	Done - March 2016
62	Tango in Buenos Aires	Done - March 2016
63	Argentinean Parillada with friends	Done - March 2016
64	Catch one of the buses in Argentina (Fletcha Bus)	Done - March 2016
65	Do the Hamer Arboretum Circuit Walk (Dandenongs – Dogs OK)	Move to 2017
66	See a movie at the Brighton Dendy Cinema	Move to 2017
67	Walk along the dog friendly Mathias Track - Dandenongs	Move to 2017
68	Do up a Will	Move to 2017
69	Complete the “Writing for Children” course	Remove
70	Do the colour run (walk)	Done – 27 November 2016
71	Cut substantially back on sugar	Move to 2017
72	Hear the town hall organ play	Done – 11 December 2016
73	Go to the Jurassic Display at the Melbourne Museum	Done – 2 September 2016
74	Go to Fraser Island and see the whales	Done – 2 August 2016
75	Paddle in Lake McKenzie – Fraser Island	Done – 1 August 2016
76	Start dancing lessons	Started salsa 3 May 2016
77	Do a lap on the City Circle Tram	Move to 2017
78	Try a Burger Boys Burger from the Fed Square Truck	Done – Friday 14 October 2016
79	Visit the  Lune Croissanterie (119 Rose St Fitzroy)	Done – 2 September 2016
80	Join the library	Done – The Dock April 2016
81	Get another tattoo	Done – Feb 2016
82	Have a Burger at Cool Bean Kitchen - Moorabbin	Done – Saturday 12 Nov 2016
83	Visit William Ricketts Sanctuary in the Dandenongs	Move to 2017
84	Coffee ceremony at Saba’s in Fitzroy (Ethiopian)	Done – Sunday 16 October 2016
85	Try the burgers and frozen custards at Royal Stacks	Done – 4 May 2016 (and others)
86	Have a burger at Royale Brothers (1 Church St Brighton)	Done – 7 August 2016 (not bad)
87	Go to Fat Bob’s Bar and Grill (80 Cochranes Rd Moorabbin)	Done – 30 October 2016 (yum)
88	Do the Kamesburgh Walk and visit Kamesburgh Mansion (Brighton)	Move to 2017
89	Visit Billilla Mansion and Gardens (Brighton)	Move to 2017
90	See a movie at the Brighton Bay cinema	Done – Truman 11 August 2016
91	Sit in Gold Class at the cinema	Done – 28 Dec 16 (Rogue One)
92	Do the “Castlefield Walk” through Hampton	Move to 2017
93	Do the “A taste of Brighton Walk”	Move to 2017
94	Do the 4 Bayside Coastal Trails – 17km in total	Part done – walk to Elwood
95	Visit Heide Museum of Modern Art and Gardens (Bulleen)	Move to 2017
96	Try Salt Therapy at Dr Salt	Done – 10 December 2016
97	Throw a Pot (pottery wheel)	Done – 10 October 2016
98	Visit the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion (near Bendigo)	Done - 10 October 2016
99	Visit Central Deborah Gold Mines (Bendigo)	Done – 9 October 2016
100	Ride the Blues Tram in Bendigo	Done – 8 October 2016
101	Start the 2017 list!	Started

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