Moomba 2025

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.

Moomba 2025

Lock Run

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.

Looking for Life

New Year 2025

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.

Sparse Picking

First Warm Spring Day

Just a quick post; Karl Jnr was working so the rest of the crew took the cycles to a local market. After buying some farm goods we headed home, took the car and headed off for lunch and a trip to the bay. Melbourne (or should I say Bayside) is still an amazing place even though we are run by complete morons. On the way back home we stopped at our local, Urban Ground where Georgie had some Oysters and a cocktail. Yes, Martin and I were at odds. 😁

Note: Shot on the GoPro: Dad wants the Osmo 5 for his Birthday.

Short Video of Summer Fun

The fam, minus Jnr who was working, headed back to Ballarat to visit a few spots we missed. Day 1 consisted of visiting the Tram Museum and the Botanical Gardens. After an amazing lunch at Pancho's, we hit the Art Museum where they had a fantastic exhibition on the history of guitars. Day 2 took us to J-Ward, in Ararat, to see how they treated lunatics in Australia (surprise surprise it was not that great). After that, we visited the Vegemite Museum and then travelled back to Ballarat for a mini pub crawl and a great dinner at the Hop Temple.

Movie (I need to get the HDR10 sorted)