While Karl Jnr was at work we went to Mont de Lancey in the Yarra Valley to give Martin some driving practice. It's a historical homestead with many fantastic features, structures and buildings. The best 'feature' of the trip was the German Blacksmith who sounded like my dad who told me how a man with a passion enjoys life.
We enjoyed our time in Daylesford but missed out on a few things last time due to holiday closures. This time, we stayed in Hepburn Springs and had great weather. We had a wonderful time trying different beers and herbal liqueurs, as well as eating and sightseeing. We are looking forward to another visit but this time; staying in Daylesford.
Today we went to the Melbourne Steam Traction Engine Club which held their annual exhibition. We had always driven past and said we'd someday go there and today we did. It was way more than I expected and we started the day with a mini-train ride and then continued to look at the rest of the site. They had hundreds of working steam, diesel and petrol engines on display some dating back (and working) to the 1800's.
Toot Toot
Before you ask, NO; the Trout do not identify as LGBTQI, it's just the name given due to their colouring. We decided to drive to Marysville today but before that, it was time to have a fish at the Buxton Trout and Salmon Farm. Junior caught all the fish today and made us look pretty ordinary when it's like shooting fish in a barrel. After a couple of hours, we drove to Marysville for a bite at the Duck Inn and visited Bruno's Art and Sculpture Garden where we were greeted by the quirky fella and enjoyed the wonderful world he created. We are all looking forward to going back to see more.
The weather in Melbourne as not been very summery these past few weeks but today the sun peaked out and made for a pleasant day out. As usual the boys took the wheel to get the hours up for their P's and it was down to Stoney Point to watch the boats. We then visited the The Maritime Museum to take in some Australian history. Drivers changed hands and we headed to Tyabb, home of Antiques. We visited a few and ended up at Tyabb Packing House which is one of many awesome stores next to Tyabb railway station. The final leg ended at Tar Barrel Brewery where they had live music and great beer. The week prior we also went to party in the park near home which rocked. Looking forward to Australia Day.
Lovely Bayside
