Melbourne continued
Melbourne continued….
Since our tour of the Dandenongs and the Yarrow Valley our feet have hardly touched the ground.
It’s worth explaining that John’s Uncle Alf, who is 86 lives near Melbourne as does his daughter, Elizabeth (JB’s cousin) and her husband David and it is they who have been kind enough to entertain us for a few days and show off the sites.
On Thursday we set off driving south to Sorrento where we crossed the bay to Queenscliffe in search of “The Great Ocean Road” which runs along the south coast of Victoria. The were so many spectacular views that required frequent stops for photo opportunities that we didn’t arrive at our destination, Apollo Bay until around 6 p.m.
Next day we recovered from the journey by swimming, painting and looking around the town before a trip out to Maites Rest, where there was a unique opportunity to study the huge trees and many ferns. Myrtle Beech trees being a feature of the area, providing a canopy under which all types of ferns flourish.
Sue and David managed a round fo golf on the local links, not clear who won while JB and Elizabeth cooked up a BBQ of local fish and wine. We all spelt very well!!
Saturday there was more site seeing, a local carnival of surf riders and then all too soon it was a drive back over the Ottway Mountains and a picnic on route.
Sunday the weather was slightly cooler with a hint of rain but it never developed, pity for the locals who are suffering badly with the drought. So we all went off for a family BBQ at a local park, Gumbuya, four generations of relatives from Alf at 86 to his great granddaughter, Ashlyn at 2 months, not that the latter ate much of the vast array of steaks, sausages, chops etc etc. It was fun and to Sue’s delight there were Kangaroos and many other indigenous animals in the park (see picture)
Since our tour of the Dandenongs and the Yarrow Valley our feet have hardly touched the ground.
It’s worth explaining that John’s Uncle Alf, who is 86 lives near Melbourne as does his daughter, Elizabeth (JB’s cousin) and her husband David and it is they who have been kind enough to entertain us for a few days and show off the sites.
On Thursday we set off driving south to Sorrento where we crossed the bay to Queenscliffe in search of “The Great Ocean Road” which runs along the south coast of Victoria. The were so many spectacular views that required frequent stops for photo opportunities that we didn’t arrive at our destination, Apollo Bay until around 6 p.m.
Next day we recovered from the journey by swimming, painting and looking around the town before a trip out to Maites Rest, where there was a unique opportunity to study the huge trees and many ferns. Myrtle Beech trees being a feature of the area, providing a canopy under which all types of ferns flourish.
Sue and David managed a round fo golf on the local links, not clear who won while JB and Elizabeth cooked up a BBQ of local fish and wine. We all spelt very well!!
Saturday there was more site seeing, a local carnival of surf riders and then all too soon it was a drive back over the Ottway Mountains and a picnic on route.
Sunday the weather was slightly cooler with a hint of rain but it never developed, pity for the locals who are suffering badly with the drought. So we all went off for a family BBQ at a local park, Gumbuya, four generations of relatives from Alf at 86 to his great granddaughter, Ashlyn at 2 months, not that the latter ate much of the vast array of steaks, sausages, chops etc etc. It was fun and to Sue’s delight there were Kangaroos and many other indigenous animals in the park (see picture)
On Monday we met up with another friend, Alan Coleman who took us for a very fine lunch in Canterbury, which made us feel very much at home. We had not seen Alan since we last met in Spain last year so itwas good to catchup with him, then all too soon it was time for a last family dinner with the Holden and the Humbles. We had a wonderful trip in Dandenong thanks to them all then Sue and I flew to Sydney to rejoin the Sag Ruby for an evening of 10th anniversay Celebrations back on the ship for dinner, chamapgne and a night at the famous Sydney Opera House. The latter was a mixed blessing. The Operas was Alcina by Handle, rather boring and four and a half hours long, something of an overdose of Culture there and I'm sorry to say we left after three hours! Still it was good to meet up with old friends from the ship and a good time was had by all as the Ruby was moored right alongside Circle Quay, opposite the Opera House,a romantic setting as you can see.
Tomorrow we meet up with Malcolm Hill and old friend from London who now lives in Sydney so that's another treat and another story....
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