Road Trip

On Sunday, we went on a road trip. Tash was driving and her housemate Donna came with us. The final destination was Lorne, but we stopped and looked at the sites along the way. It was a really fun day, and reminded me that sometimes cars can be quite useful (even if they are dirty, stinky, polluting hunks of unattractive metal).

First stop was Torquay. We carefully avoided the beach, so Paul didn't have to get too close to the sand. This photo was taken from the concrete ramp down to the beach. ;)

I like the colour of the tractors against the blue of the sky. It also proves that we do indeed get nice days in Melbourne - even in the middle of Winter ;)

This was my favourite photo of the day. I like the clearness of the water and the undisturbed sand and the shadow of the rock. It just looks so peaceful and tranquil.

Next stop was Bells Beach. Unfortunately Tashy was my only willing model (although I did manage to coerce Paulie a bit later in the day).

There were some crazy people surfing out there in the middle of winter. Brrrrr!!

And here's a surfer's dog waiting patiently. Couldn't imagine Myf doing that!

The next stopoff was at Airey's Inlet - site of the Lighthouse from Round the Twist.

There were also some cool rocks offshore and I finally got Paulie to pose here... albeit without his knowledge at first...

And then he prised the camera out of my hands and managed to get me to pose

We eventually realised that the photos looked better without us in them.

The final stop on our journey was Lorne. We had a drink on the deck at the Lorne Hotel. The view was great.

We finished up with chicken and chips by the beach, while the seagulls looked on.

We drove back through the Otways and onto the A1 to Geelong. A massive thanks to Tashy for driving. I don't know how she did it because by the end of the dy I was knackered and I fell asleep in the back seat!