Day 7 Sunday February 21, 2010

Anne getting ready to swim in Port Phillip's Bay at McCrae Beach.

View from our towels on McCrae Beach.

It is hard to believe that we have been gone one week. Linda was able to lie in a little but reported for duty about 9:30. She was going to assist Lou with a class on saving seeds. Anne had a leisurely clean-up and was able to read a few chapters before grabbing her camera to see if she could get a shot of Linda teaching.

The class was good sized probably 40 + but Lou was answering questions and Linda looked like she was done so Anne wandered off to enjoy the grounds until class was over.
Linda got back about 12:30 so the picnic on the beach changed to a picnic on the table in the back garden. Who couldn't love eating lunch in a beautiful garden with a view of the ocean 300+ feet below, and birds for entertainment.

After lunch we changed into our swimsuits and with cover-ups, towels, drop cloth, water, sunglasses, lotion, snacks, sandals, backpack and tote bag we headed down our mountain to McCrae Beach. The day was perfect. Temperature in the mid 80s, gentle breeze off the bay, only a handful of others on our stretch of the beach, sailboats dotting the water, sailboards and kayaks traveling along the shoreline, and even a few long-distance swimmers in training.

We laid down our drop cloth and towels using bags and sandals to hold down the corners and claimed our spot on the beach. Linda thought she would just wade a little and get her toes wet, but Anne convinced her that jumping in the waves was great fun and the water would warm up as we got used to it. She agreed to try and we had a wonderful time, jumping waves, floating on our backs, and even trying to body surf, unsuccessfully. What a wonderful time on port Phillip Bay.

After hiking up our mountain we checked in with Jude, a Digger's employee who had offered to drive us in to town for supper. She dropped us off on the main drag and we had a great dinner at Two Buoys a Tapas Bar in town. With a taste of 4 wonderful dishes and Gin and Tonic and Sangria to wash it down, it was the perfect ending to a perfect day. Ta!