Today we bid farewell to Kyneton and headed off on our journey to Yarra Glen. The first leg of the trip was to travel in the opposite direction to visit Bendigo. This city does have a lot of history, especially as the Goldfields in Victoria. It was quite an overcast day so most of the architecture etc. just looked grey. For a bit of brightness, herewith a quick shot of Chris with the Lotus Flower Sculpture at the Golden Dragon museum. We didn’t get to enter the museum because it was just after 9am, and as I am finding out, nothing much in Victoria opens before 10am. It would be good to come back one day and compare its history to that of the WA Goldfields.

So we headed off to Yarra Glen through a lot of country roads, and so the trip from Bendigo took over 2 hours. But that was fine, the hired Mitsubishi ASX handles the roads, cornering and speeds quite well. Our first stop when we arrived was at the Coldstream Brewery. I was somewhat thirsty by that time, and it was lunchtime, so I had the tasting paddle below (4 beers and 2 ciders) along with as lamb pizza. Delicious and I highly recommend them.

We then checked in at De’Vine Escape – a few motel style rooms in the middle of a vineyard. I thought from the outside that they were just Pilbara-style dongas in a row, but they are actually quite nice. And in a great spot. For the evening meal, we went to Rae’s Restaurant in Balgownie Estate. Another delightful spot, with tasty Asparagus Soup for entree, Crispy Salmon for the main followed by 3 styles of frozen sorbets with thin sliced dehydrated oranges. I’ll definitely try that when I get home. This was washed down with a delightful 2015 Pinot Gris. The only downside was that I could barely get out of my seat and make it to the car, I was so full. So back to the De’Vine Escape and bed with a good book.