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Weekending - Bendigo on the Hop

This weekend we went to Bendigo on the Hop- a beer festival where you go to 10 different venues and drink 20 different beers. We have been and enjoyed this event before -  2024 2023  2022 the first year 2014. As well as a fun festival, it's an excuse for a weekend in the country.

This year we headed stayed at the Oval Motel - I've got a thing for basic, retro motels and I've walked past the Oval every time I've got to Bendigo. We went up on the Friday afternoon, and had a multi-course degustation dinner with matched wines. 

Saturday morning we went for a run - along the rail trail instead of the river, and then headed off on the beer crawl. It was a fun time - the weather was ok (well, not raining at least) people were friendly and the beer was good.

At the end of that we headed to where we had planned to go for dinner. They only had a table free for 4, but luckily another couple who had been on the Hop also wanted a table, so we joined forced and had a lovely night. Unfortunately we thought it would be a good idea to take a break from beer, so we drank a lot of wine. As a result Sunday morning as somewhat gruesome!

We walked to Bendigo Woolen mills, where I bought yarn for Backlit, although I feel like I have repeatedly bought yarn for Backlit and not knit it. I also bought some undyed yarn with silk in.


Now I've got a horrible cold, so I've got the day off sick. And I hate being sick, but I do enjoy the opportunity to lounge on the couch, catching up on reading and knitting. 

 

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