Weekending - Halls Gap THE RETURN

I knew I wanted to get out of Melbourne between Christmas and New Years, but everything was booked out, and sometimes not having a car is annoying, manageable, but annoying. So, I suggested to Skip and Bee that we go somewhere, maybe camping, maybe Halls Gap. Skip's brother lives outside Halls Gap on a property and was going to be away, so we had their house for 2 nights and then one night with them. Perfect. The house was amazing.

Leon and I got to sleep in a self contained room, separate from the man house. It was so cute.

There was a field full of kangaroos and a couple of emus, and a deck perfect for spinning -and I did take my wheel.

I got to collect fresh eggs from the chickens.

Of course we didn't just hang about at the house, although I really could have spent 3 days just reading and spinning and knitting there.

We went trail running, and hiking in the mountains.

We met up with Dick and Carly and their growing family. As well as recently adding a daughter to their family they rescued a mini pony.

So cute. When I went to give the pony a carrot their sheep came and let me pat them. Heaven.

As an aside, Dick and Carly own Raccolto Pizza in Halls Gap, and serve excellent pizza.

I got a lot of knitting done - rather more than expected, and feel very relaxed. I highly recommend Halls Gap for a weekend (or weeklong) escape, and I recommend having friends like Skip and Bee who are always up for an adventure, good company and game for anything (except running, that's a step too far). It was a good time. Relaxing, low pressure, and wonderful to feel "normal" for a while at the end of this crazy year.

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