A Weekend in the City

 The view from Arthur's Seat.

 The brand new chairlift.

 Chelsea Beach.

 Happy Birthday Christelle, with her husband Arndt.

Saturday, December 17^th

Stayed in town this weekend because there were a couple of get togethers I wanted to attend. Last night Steve had told me that they had installed a chair lift at Arthur's Seat on the Mornington Pennisula. He wanted to take me there, but it was too late, so I decided to drive there myself. The Pennisula is a beautiful area not far from Chelsea and I hadn't been there for a long time. I love driving through the rolling hills and farm lands. The chairlift was nice, but as the road already lead me to the summit, I wasn't sure why I would pay $24 to take it either up or down. The view was spectacular from the parking lot.

I spent most of the day driving around the area and then returned home. I spent an hour reading on the empty, windy, deserted Chelsea Beach before going back to begin to clean Cassie's place in preparation for departure.

That evening I attended Christelle's birthday celebration at her house. There were a number of teachers there with their families. I finally got to meet Claire's husband her kids. Nigel was there too, as were Leora and her partner Adam, who I had not seen for months. They were the couple that put me up on Phillip Island last March. I stayed until about eleven before returning home.