What an epic beginning to what promises to be a wonderful few weeks of amazing family memories. The Laws are taking the Crooks under their wing and heading over the boarder... Look out Victoria the party of nine are here...
Day one has seen a very (very) early beginning, hitting the road soon after 7:30am with the first stop Keith and the delicious delights of the bakery there followed quickly by a trip to the playground and its frightful rollercoaster. Our kids love that flat tray shocker and were extremely excited about introducing their younger cousins to the thrills and horrors of flying along at the speed of light with only your wits and utter luck to keep you safe and secure. The silos at Coonalpyn drew all of our attention as we drove past, sadly the drizzle and our time schedule kept us from pausing and truly admiring the majesty of such art.
Next stop was Horsham for lunch. Inbetween we saw all the wonderful little country towns flash by. I made sure I did not blink as we passed through Yumali, a sweet, tiny town where I am fairly sure my Aunty and Uncle once looked after the Post Office. Lunch was Maccas, quick, easy and filling, the best lunch when you are on the go with a long drive still ahead... Then the beauty of the Grampians mountain range and loads of roadworks a wonderful drive on a half decent freeway a brief pause after Aararat to change drivers and finally the last stretch to finally arrive at Ballarat, our home away from home for the next few days.
What a way to spend a birthday, and yet we still managed to make the day for my very beautiful wife a special one. It was topped off with dinner at the Ballarat Pancake Kitchen. When we ate there last year the poor staff were swamped when we arrived (five of us) since there were also a dozen or so callistenics teams that decided the same night to eat there... Our tea this time was a breeze... I phoned ahead and booked a table for nine and just so happened to mention that we had a birthday girl with us. Even though there was a slight mix up with meals the food was utterly delicious, the trainee gave us exceptional service and there was a lovely scoop of vanilla icecream with sprinkles and a candle for the birthday girl served up at the very end. Even though a sign at the cash register clearly stated that the restuarant can't split bills they were more than happy to calculate our individual totals... A great end to a full on day...
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