Dreaming of Vintage Treasures

Day 3 of our holiday to Lorne started off with a nature hike to Erskine Falls. A friend from work recommended seeing the waterfall and it was definitely worth the trip.  My dad and sister ventured through the rocks to get a closer look. I was making my way over until my sister slipped off the slippery rocks and into the water and I decided, nope, not doing that ! This is as much "glamour" as I could muster up for hiking, with a limited holiday wardrobe. I just wore my velvet leopard pants, runners and an old Rolling Stones tshirt. I didn't quite blend in with the masses of people wearing black and leggings!  We then drove to Teddy's Lookout which amazed me even more than the waterfall. Everywhere you looked, there was a beautiful view of the ocean. The sound of the waves was so calming. I really didn't want to ever leave. On Easter Monday, our last day in Lorne, we packed our suitcases and drove home. We stopped off at Torqua...

We started off Day 2 of our Lorne holiday with a rare sleep in. I hardly ever sleep in due to waking up early for work and even earlier on weekends for the Sunday market!  We walked to the Trash and Treasure in a church hall right across from the beach and later strolled through the Lorne weekend market. There weren't many things of interest, mostly new things, although there were some nice wool fedoras. At the princely sum of $75, I couldn't justify spending that much on a hat when I already have so many hats bought at a fraction of the cost. I don't think I have enough hats, do you? Then we walked to the pier to eat at a beautiful restaurant right by the beach. Our neighbour, who often visits Lorne, had recommended the seafood marinara at this restaurant and it was delicious.  My mum got to live out her Shirley Valentine dream. She loves the scene in that movie where Shirley sits on a table right by the beach and rel...

On Good Friday, my family and I went on a short holiday to Lorne for the Easter long weekend. First thing's first, we stopped at the Chocolaterie on the way. There were lots of Easter displays and even some chocolate shaped as Australian animals! There were huge bowls of dark, milk and white chocolate chips for visitors to try. Large windows allowed viewers to see the workers making the chocolate. This man was making chocolate covered honeycomb - yum! Along the Great Ocean Road, there's lots of ocean  lookouts.   Whatever were we laughing about? My sister wanted to stop off and look at   the lighthouse  in Aireys Inlet. There were so many tourist there, including us! We continued driving the long and very winding road. The road signs warned us that it's quite dangerous driving around and around the steep and narrow roads on the mountain. I was like a baby in a rocking chair, I fell straight to sleep. Good thi...