Weekending - mountains to the east

Last weekend we went to the Grampians, the mountains in the west of Victoria. this weekend e went to Marysville, which is in the Cathedral ranges to the East of Melbourne. We went, as we often do in the second weekend of November, to participate in the Marysville Marathon Festival, hand out at my parents holiday house and also with my parents.

This year we had a bonus. Josh (an American friend who has featured on the blog quite a lot - he used to work in Antarctica and come visit on the way back to the USA) was coming for a lightening fast trip. He was happy to hire a car at the airport and come and see us in Marysville. that wasn't weird, we're friends because our fathers are friends, so he was glad to catch up with my folks and us.

We did the things you do in Marysville.

Eat good food:

Walk up to the falls at night and take really bad selfies.

And look at birds - I don't meant birdwatching, the birds are scavengers and hang out at the cafe and bakery!

On Sunday we ran the half in the marathon. here's our traditional pre-run selfie. you can just see the mountains in the background that make up the second half.

It was a perfect day for it, and everyone was so friendly and lovely - instead of the traditional selfie at the falls, one of the women I'd been chatting with took the photo. While I felt well trained going in, and the conditions were perfect, I blew my legs out in the first half. it's a very hilly run. Anyway, I had fun, and that's the main point.

After the run, we had lunch with and then farewelled Josh. hopefully it won't be 5 years until we see him again.

And now we are home - sore, satisfied and tired. I'm happy to be home for the next bit, there is quite a bit going on and I'm also looking forward to some couch time.

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