Mussels!

On the way back from Lorne, we stopped for a quick bite along the Geelong waterfront. Our options were a fancy schmancy French restaurant, a rather overpriced cafe, the obligatory fish and chip shop and a boat selling mussels. We ended up with fish and chips and an order of mussels. The mussels can be cooked in either red or white wine, or taken home fresh by the kilo in boxes. Maybe next time we'll buy 'em by the box...

Breakfast at the Flowerbed

Our Lorne accommodation was a cosy B & B, just up the hill from the Great Ocean Road and a couple of minutes drive from Lorne's shops. The Flowerbed is owned by Lyn and John Morrison, who were extremely gracious and helpful hosts. And as you can see, they prepared an awesome breakfast too! The breakfast table is by the window overlooking the ocean (you can just about make it out in the distance). Inspired, we looked at real estate in the area, but were brought crashing down to earth by inflated property prices. Oh well.

Weekend in Lorne

The timing of our Lorne weekend getaway (when Babes got a well-deserved break from her yoga course) couldn't have been better, with forest fires blazing in the opposite direction of Melbourne. It was warm and sunny, as opposed to scorching and hazy in the city. So Babes took the opportunity to get a lovely tan. Then it was time for dinner at Ba Ba Lu bar, mussels and a variety of yummy tapas. Topped off with a lovely sticky date pudding from Arab cafe up the street. Good stuff! It would have been an absolutely perfect evening if somewhere (anywhere!) had been showing the English Premier League on TV...