On the road again...

Well, we're back.

In case anybody has been wondering, we have, actually, been away for the weekend. Up to the little cottage in the mountains.

We got there Friday midday, after a leisurely drive throught the forests and hills. Mum was up there keeping the fire warm and the birds fed for us, but after lunch she went home and we had the place to ourselves.

It was lovely and relaxing. :)

We took heaps of photos, and began our traditional experimental cookery that night (coconut pudding with cream - theoretically; apple and cinnamon spiced wine - more successful), before settling down to watch movies. We did get briefly serenaded by the resident wombat back for another season (but as mum had boarded up lots of holes under the house, he was either trapped and trying to get out, or locked out).

We both slept like the dead Friday night.

Saturday it rained. And it rained. And it rained some more. We took advantage of being housebound by veging, reading and generally relaxing. I think we both needed it. Nat bought me a fondue set a couple of weeks ago, so we used Saturday night to experiment with it, too. :)

Today, Sunday, we'd planned to get up and leave the house early, as we had to drive halfway round the state to Bondigo to pick up a car. Of course, we slept in, and after packing, cleaning up, feeding the birds and breakfasting we finally got on the road after eleven. It was a long drive. From the cottage, to the car to home, I think it was a seven-hour trip, through windy country roads and highways; from rainforests to scrubby goldfields and beyond.

*phew* I'm exhausted. Next time we have to go across the state, we'll find somewhere closer to stay before the heinous trek home.

The kittycats were glad to see us home, though. :)