Just a quick blog for Karl Jnr's belated birthday this weekend at Hofbräuhaus in Melbourne. While Martin was on a maths camp, we hooked up with my talented mate Jake (please check his work here). We had a blast, and Karl even jumped up to dance to the silliest tunes. October is going to be wild with tonnes of activities lined up.
Yes, we attend the Melbourne Royal Show every year. It's a family tradition which I hope to continue long into the future. This year, the weather was great, and we once again enjoyed the fabulous food on offer. But for a change, we watched the blacksmith make a horseshoe. WHY? I've just finished over 120 hours of gameplay where I was a medieval peasant in "Kingdom Come Deliverance 2", where, you've guessed it, I was a blacksmith.
My eldest son Karl also turned 20, so it was an even better day.
It was an awesome few days with our mates Dave and Sam at Broadbeach. I tried to sneak in as much sun time as possible at the Star and got burnt. I took Dave and Sam to Den Devine and Miami Marketta, which was well received, but I ended up being trumped at Moo Moo's on our last night. I cannot wait to go back.
Once again, Martin had schoolwork, so the trio went off to Paynesville. As always, it was fun, including me flying my drone into the river, but that is another story. We visited the art museum in Bairnsdale, shot pool at the local, and ate at one of the best restaurants in town. We are going again in October and may even settle in this place.
This is just a short blog as G and I went on a short break by ourselves for the first time in 20 years. We missed the boys. PS Australia (this time Daylesford) is amazing. The BLOG has almost run its course.............. Sad, but memories remain.
My drone footage is garbage, I know, but it will get better.
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It's that time of the year again when the family goes to Moomba. This year, Karl could not get out of bed as he's done way too much and worked too hard (good luck on the next 40 years, pal). It was the same old but the weather was fantastic and Melbourne was looking the best I've seen in a while. We popped into the NGV on Federation Square to see some of the new exhibits, which is always fun. After that, we wandered up Hosier Lane to look at the art, then took the tram up to ChinaTown to go to a Japanese restaurant (Mr Ramen Sam, which I highly recommend) lol. We are now looking forward to a few holidays in April.
It was another glorious long weekend in Melbourne, so we decided to head down the coast to Inverloch. On the way, we stopped off at Loch to look at a property we liked the look of. After revisiting some of our local haunts, we drove down to Inverlock to wade in the lagoon. Once done, we drove down the coast, stopping at Eagles Nest to shoot some video (at the end). We then went full circle back to Tooradin to have a spot of lunch before going home for a swim.
It was a great start to the year with a visit to The Branble Farm to pick some berries (Karl was working). Then, we chilled out at Trofeo Estate before heading off to KOBQ for an all-you-can-eat $20 lunch mid-afternoon (I'm going back Friday to take Karl). I hope this year brings more of the same.
