Spur of the moment....

decisions can be lots of fun.  It was after lunch in the city on Saturday when we decided that as the sun was shining and expected to do so all weekend that we should hitch up the camper trailer up and head off for the night.  So that's exactly what we did.

We headed off to the peninsula and stayed overnight at  Western Port Caravan Park just out of Somerville.  This is a lovely little park with lots of permanent campers and the most amazing 5 star bathrooms I have ever seen in our short travels.  Heated lamps over the basins, piped music and spotless showers made the necessary visits very pleasant.

After dinner at the Somerville Hotel we settled in with a movie before climbing into our very comfy winter bed complete with sheepskin underlay, flannelette sheets and extra blankets and found that we stayed toasty warm all night.  

We woke up to a chilly misty morning but found it nice enough to have breakfast outside with the birds.  All too soon it was time to pack up and head off into the world again to see what else we could find on this little mini break.

We discovered a lovely cafe next to Hastings Marina and enjoyed lunch and a coffee.  The old Hastings fish shed has been refurbished and stands at the start of the jetty and we wandered out and watched the fishermen for a while before leaving the beach and driving on to Coolart Homestead.  We spent a couple hours here enjoying the walks around the property and lakes before saying goodbye to the birds and driving back home to get ready for the next week at work.

On my way to work the next week I discovered a colorful addition to the street of Melbourne.  A huge bouquet of pink Gladioli had taken up residence on the lawn between the Arts Centre and Hamer Hall. That night the news told me that it was a gift to the people of Melbourne to say thank you for all the disruption caused by the refurbishment of Hamer Hall.  An interesting concept, and very opportunistic that Dame Edna's farewell tour was the first show to play in the newly reopened venue.  And just in time for Barry Humphries to do the honors presenting it to the people.  Still whatever the reason it was a lovely bright addition for the week or so it was there.

And so having survived our weekend under canvas we were preparing for another adventure in the bush next week.  I'll tell you all about it when we get back

Until then.......