Thursday, June 12, 2014

Portsea- Mornington Peninsula Victoria

7:00 am - L Plates on and  hit the road.
8:20 am - Arrive at RFT (reason for trip), drop off DS#2
8:21 am - Decide where to go next...

9:36 am - 2nd Breakfast! 
Venue: Baked in Sorrento
Verdict: Best ever Vanilla Slice and Coffee from award winning Bakery.

11:00 am Sorrento Surf Beach

12:30 - Can't walk any further
No - really, this is the end of the line


the last stretch of sand on Port Phillip Bay. 
From here on it is just rocks until 

,

You get to the other side
but then you are not on the bay but Bass Strait


This is Point Nepean
Point Nepean has a fascinating history, 
from Quarantine Station to the drowning of a Prime Minister 


It was a lot of walking to get here.
We decided we had already walked off our Morning tea.

2:31 pm - A Mini Kitchen
Rye Victoria
How could we resist when the directions were
"It's new, I haven't been, 
but it's painted all White and with Yellow umbrellas out the front - 
It looks Pretty and it is always full."



Strong Coffee, Apple Crumble Pie and a Lime/Lavender Friand
Verdict:  When can we come back?
When can we do this again?

4:30 pm Home again.
What an awesome day


Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Mestizo - Peruvian Restrobar

Recently DH and I decided to go out for dinner while our DS#2 was at Orchestra Rehearsal.

The fun part about dining out on a regular basis mid-week, is that you never know where you are going to end up!

A few weeks ago, while looking for one Restaurant we arrived only to discover it had closed and in it's place was a delightful addition to the Multicultural Melting Pot of Cuisines that is Melbourne.



Mestizo is a Peruvian Restrobar.
The food was beautiful.
The Staff were welcoming and the Decor relaxing.

And the Coffee?
It was the best we'd had on a Wednesday night, and perfect to accompany the extra sweet hit of our desert.




Mestizo -
77 Upper Heidelberg Road
IVANHOE  VIC 3079
Ph:  03 9499-6988


UPDATE:  Mestizo has closed.
The management found there were not enough regular diners to warrant keeping the Peruvian Menu and have re-branded the restaurant to be 100% Italian.

Same wonderful staff - different Menu.