Tues 12 Nov 2013 - Apollo Bay

During the night, the wind was so strong, we could hear it howling and it rocked the van. When we got up it was raining, lightly but steadily. It was very uninviting and we were so pleased that, when Rodger spoke to his cousin Fiona last night, she had offered us the use of their holiday house, just down the road in Apollo Bay. We decided we'd go straight there when we left the caravan park, as it was far too windy to surf and definitely an indoor day.

The house is lovely and has a wood burning stove, which Fiona told us to enjoy. We unpacked our things, settled in and decided it was a good day for a pub lunch. Rodger had fish and chips and I had souvlaki and rice. 

When we came home, it was still raining, so we lit the stove and watched some episodes of "Doc Martin", an ABC series we've never heard of but we found them in the TV cupboard on DVD. We enjoyed it very much and decided that the Great Ocean Road has many similarities to Cornwall, where the series is set.

We really enjoyed a lazy indoor afternoon, reading and playing some music.

This is a good garden for birds, we saw a red and blue parrot and 2 blue wrens. 

While we were out, I bought a half leg of lamb and cooked us a baked dinner, a real treat as we don't have an oven in the van.  At bedtime we had another treat, a nice warm bed to sleep in, thanks to an electric blanket.