2013/01/18

Sunrise, sunset (Mornington Peninsula)



Yes, it's fixed! I spent most of yesterday afternoon working on the rear deraillieur of my bike and finally got it sorted. Aside from battling the southerly wind this morning, it was a great ride - 3 PRs on Strava and I clocked up 100km for the week. Not bad considering I'm in holiday mode.

The temperature kept climbing last night and reached 42° around 6:30 or 7pm. By that time we had sheltered safely at the Harba Oyster Bar and Grill on The Esplanade. It is a very pleasant venue and would be lovely on a summer's afternoon when the sea breeze is blowing. It wasn't yesterday, so we settled into a dark corner to sip a Pinot Gris and people watch while we waited for dinner. The Mezze Plate was seriously delicious and big enough for a main meal - luckily we shared it.

Given the temperature outside we weren't keen to return to the sun and loitered over our main meal and some more wine. The owner cam around to have a chat. Nice PR. When we were leaving I lamented the lack of camera as the setting sun coloured the sky. The shots below were taken on my iPhone.



















I know that temperatures were 45° plus today in Sydney, but it was seriously hot here last night too. We had the air con on until I went riding this morning. It was 26° at 6am and although the southerly cooled things down a little it made my morning ride more challenging. It's much better to have the wind behind you.

Today followed the usual pattern: an early morning ride, return for a nap, late breakfast and then a 5km walk. It's a tough life, but someone has to do it. After the walk we head home and discuss where we might wander during the day and decided to head for Hastings. Hmmm. Not much going on there, just another village but without the charm of Flinders or Sorrento. So we decided to visit one last winery ... Ten Minutes by Tractor. Great name and, as we've come to expect, great wine. It also has a restaurant attached, a hatted one at that. But, it's Friday and that means pizza so we we returned home and had an early dinner/late lunch at DOC. The pizzas. Yum.

Tomorrow we are leaving Mornington behind and making our way to Gundagai. Why? You ask. Purely to break up the drive home. I've only ever been to the Dog on the Tuckerbox, I've never actually stopped in Gundagai before, so I expect there will be one more blog entry before work recommences on Monday.


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