Weekending - on a bush block

We had a four day weekend - Tuesday was Melbourne cup-day so, like most of Melbourne, we took Monday off and made a holiday of it. On Friday after work, Skip and Bee came and got us, and we drove down to Skip's parent's place in Portarlington to borrow their caravan. In the morning Leon and I did our last long run before the half marathon we are doing in Marysville next Sunday. We ran along the foreshore and it was beautiful.

Then we drove up to Dick and Carly's place. they live at the foot of the Gariwerd (Grampians) on a great big property and it's beautiful.

A bunch of us camped there. That's Skip and Bee's caravan in the forground, and our little tent in the background.

The weather was perfect, and we ate good food and drank good wine.

Mostly we relaxed, hung out and breathed fresh air. I visited the sheep:

We finally climbed Mt Zero, which is a walk the other way from the Grampians Peak Track.

I got a lot of knitting done, and not quite as much reading as I would have liked - too busy chatting around a campfire. It was a wonderful weekend, so rejuvenating and relaxing.

Come back tomorrow for Linky Wednesday and I'll tell you about what I knit and read on our jaunt.

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