A 5 Star bargain...

Kelley stumbled on a super deal at a 5 star resort just out of Melbourne so we treated ourselves to a relaxing weekend away. We didn't do much, visited a couple of wineries, spent a lot at the supermarket on stuff for dinner, went for a swim and a walk around the golf course. Still, it was a nice spot and a very relaxing weekend.

From our room we could watch the kangaroos grazing the fairways.

Yarra Valley with Josh and Jody

To introduce Josh and Jody to a little bit of rural Victoria, we left the city bound for Healsville. We'd heard good things about the Healsville Wildlife Sanctuary and it was pretty good. It had a good selection of Ausi animals - snakes, 'roos, Tasmanian devils, birds of prey, dingos, platypus to name a few.



The birds of prey display was a clear highlight, this giant was one of the biggest birds of prey in Australia. He is still young so didn't do a lot of flying around which made it far easier to capture on camera than the others swooping over the crowd.



One of the many deadly snakes....





We called in at one of the many wineries on the way home for some tasting of wine and fudge but we'd run out of time well before we could do any justice to the area. We'll definitely be back though.

Mornington Peninsula

We went for a drive in search of the famous custard square in Sorrento on the Mornington Peninsula. Sorrento was a very nice spot and we went for a walk along the beach before heading back up the western coast back to Melbourne. It was a nice area, plenty of golf courses and typical coastal scenery.



There were some unusual rock formations on the Sorrento back beach.



On the look out for Tasmania...