Mad March

March. Was a mad month. Two birthdays and a mini-holiday, with work and the previously mentioned trip to Mum’s thrown in.

Darren’s birthday was greeted with enthusiasm by at least one of us

And there was help with the unwrapping

And then we headed out on the (slightly long) drive to Noojee to join the World’s Longest Lunch at the Noojee Trestle Bridge

(looking at the recent photos, I’m a bit worried about my camera’s light metre *sigh*)

There was some milling around beforehand, while we wondered where we would be seated, and with whom.

Then we headed up to the top.

And discovered we were right at the other end! Which actually was great (though it was the furthest from the porta-loos) because it was nice and shady when it got hot later on. Yes, the weather was amazing that day, bright, sunny not to cold at first, then not too hot when it warmed up.

Note Darren in the hat being shamelessly flirted with. One of our fellow diners took a shine to him. I’d like to say it made me mad, but I enjoyed it that my man is wanted by others.

A good deal of food and wine was consumed, and then I was reminded (in this photo) that I still have a lot of weight to lose.

All too soon it was time to head down again.

And head to Wilson’s Promontory. This is the view we were greeted with from our little cabin.

It was incredibly windy for two of the three days we were there. The owners apologised and said it was unusual, but I came to suspect that it’s windy there all the time. Only another visit where the weather is perfect will convince me otherwise. ;-)

There was also cloud covering the hills on the Prom for almost the whole time we were there. It’s weird that the cloud stayed despite the wind.

The next day, we went into town for provisions, a bit of a mooch (seriously, anyone who wants a Konica Minolta Dynax 7 digital and tripod and lenses for $600, I know where you can get it – I came soooo close to buying it for myself. I love Minolta cameras). Yahtzee was purchased to pass the evening in the cabin (nostalgia), and then we went for a drive

And discovered the adorable town of Fish Creek.

…and their great collection of street chairs.

They also had a great second-hand bookstore (we love those) and a couple of galleries where local artists showed their stuff. Sadly, as usual, we couldn’t agree on any single piece.

I better cut this off now and continue in a second post. There’s pretty beach photos to follow. :)