Anne's bus to Mornington
Boat Houses along the beach in Dromana
Dromana Foreshore seen from the fishing pier
Caroline, Lou and Anne at Lou's home for dinner
Linda started her day by washing tomato seeds. Lou and Linda drove to the Boundary Road garden to spiff up the trial gardens in preparation for The Garden Australia show scheduled for this Wed. March 3. Linda ate lunch with Vicki in the gardens to avoid the long walk to the lunch area. Lou, Linda, John and Vicki came back to Heronswood about 4 PM leaving the trial gardens looking pretty darn good. This was Linda's final day working for the Diggers Club.
Meanwhile Anne headed once more back to Mornington for a little last minute shopping. The bus was 30 minutes late and she had just missed an earlier one making her wait about an hour for the bus. Main street was hopping with lots of end of the season shoppers. Her last transaction took just a few minutes too long and as she hiked up the street she could see her bus just pulling out of the bus stop. The 45 minute wait for the next bus was just long enough to find another good book at the used book shop.
Anne's original plan was to bus to the very tip of Mornington Peninsula and explore the National Park lands there, but as the bus ride from Mornington to the tip was over 2 hours, she gave up that idea when she missed the earlier bus. Instead she took the next bus to downtown Dromana where she ate her picnic lunch near the beach, explored the fishing pier, took off shoes and waded her way along the shoreline enjoying the many colorful boat houses, and snapping a few pictures. After letting her feet dry while she read a few chapters, she turned those feet towards the long hill of LaTrobe Parade and home to Heronswood.
Anne had just unpacked and straightened up a little when in walked Linda. We spent the short time before dinner gathering all of our stuff together, finding places to jam in souvenirs, weighing our suitcases and finding them over the 23kg limit. Note to fellow travelers: always carry an empty duffel bag when you are traveling internationally (you get 2 bags free) to bring home your purchases or don't buy books! With thoughts of heading back to downtown Dromana the next morning in search mode for a duffel bag, they headed out to wait in the drive for Caroline to pick them up for a dinner date at Lou's place.
Lou had made homemade hummus and Greek salad toppings for sliced pita wedges. It was a colorful and tasty appetizer that went well with the wine and views from her deck. The evening chill (the first we'd experienced since arriving) drove us inside for shark curry and apple rhubarb dessert. Another nice evening spent with friends. The only disappointments were the reluctant possum who refused to follow the trail of apple slices left by Lou to lure him up on the deck where we could see him, and that we forgot to tour Lou's garden until after dark. We did still walk around the back garden but had a hard time appreciating it in the dark.
Lou sent us home with an old duffel of hers to help us get our luggage back under 23 kg. Thanks Lou and Caroline for a wonderful evening and rides to dinner and home again.
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