{"id":254,"date":"2015-01-13T05:11:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-13T05:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/2015\/01\/mornington-peninsula-holiday.html\/"},"modified":"2015-01-13T05:11:00","modified_gmt":"2015-01-13T05:11:00","slug":"mornington-peninsula-holiday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.littlewanderingwren.com\/staging\/8794\/2015\/01\/13\/mornington-peninsula-holiday\/","title":{"rendered":"Mornington Peninsula holiday"},"content":{"rendered":"<div dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Welcome to our Aussie summer holidays.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We&#8217;re on the Mornington Peninsula,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;only an hours drive<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;from Melbourne, Australia.<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gud_6Hi2Big\/VLE5tgQzi9I\/AAAAAAAAE_M\/aKDPB4JlDGg\/s1600\/MP22015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-gud_6Hi2Big\/VLE5tgQzi9I\/AAAAAAAAE_M\/aKDPB4JlDGg\/s1600\/MP22015.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Blairgowrie beach boxes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Melburnians are spoilt for choice for&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">local&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">holiday options.&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">But it didn&#8217;t take long after our arrival <i>Down Under<\/i> for&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;<i>&#8216;The Pen&#8217;<\/i>&nbsp;to become our local holiday destination of choice.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FqtZXlHP0wg\/VLR7SYcZpxI\/AAAAAAAAFBI\/nkEyQJ-qQbw\/s1600\/MP132015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-FqtZXlHP0wg\/VLR7SYcZpxI\/AAAAAAAAFBI\/nkEyQJ-qQbw\/s1600\/MP132015.jpg?resize=640%2C326\" height=\"326\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Bayside or Oceanside the choice is yours<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We especially love the choice of seaside and countryside<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Our lazy days soon fill up.&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We&#8217;re busy doing nothing!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4DUSvOZ0iR8\/VLR-HOpdlnI\/AAAAAAAAFBU\/BQtn_J1waRE\/s1600\/MP142015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-4DUSvOZ0iR8\/VLR-HOpdlnI\/AAAAAAAAFBU\/BQtn_J1waRE\/s1600\/MP142015.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">lunch at a vineyard or pick your own strawberries at Sunny Ridge Strawberry Farm.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">With an abundance&nbsp;of choice of things to do,&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and places to visit,&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">we find&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">that&nbsp;<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">everyday is different.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">My Christmas holiday started at the Peninsula Hot Springs<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">bathing in the hot mineral waters&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and enjoying a treatment at the Spa Dreaming Centre&#8230;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Everything else was Peninsula bliss after this!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-E-HS0S_Lgeg\/VLR_NmS4GGI\/AAAAAAAAFBg\/BB8Myu8-VcI\/s1600\/MP112015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-E-HS0S_Lgeg\/VLR_NmS4GGI\/AAAAAAAAFBg\/BB8Myu8-VcI\/s1600\/MP112015.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Peninsula Hot Springs, Sorento&#8217;s Spiegel Tent or an Explorer bus tour<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Boxing day finds us on the start line of the&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">annual Melbourne to Tasmania Yacht race&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">admiring some rather gorgeous boats&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-PbTo6ctWV9o\/VLE9VcsgokI\/AAAAAAAAE_Y\/iJFYcjwritQ\/s1600\/MP32015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-PbTo6ctWV9o\/VLE9VcsgokI\/AAAAAAAAE_Y\/iJFYcjwritQ\/s1600\/MP32015.jpg?resize=640%2C468\" height=\"468\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Boxing Day Melbourne to Tassie yacht race from Portsea Pier<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">From then onwards it&#8217;s our own race against time to fit in everything&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">we want to do before city life again beckons&#8230;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We love the pretty<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;seaside villages of Sorrento and Portsea<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and enjoy the magnificent walks along the ocean coastline&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">around Rye, St Andrews and Gunnamatta.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-imXwMnnMXTw\/VLSAbLRD2eI\/AAAAAAAAFBs\/NKVGwhrHHNQ\/s1600\/MP92015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-imXwMnnMXTw\/VLSAbLRD2eI\/AAAAAAAAFBs\/NKVGwhrHHNQ\/s1600\/MP92015.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Rye Ocean beach<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">With endless beaches to choose from,&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">we decide depending on the weather, or what we feel like,&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">whether to walk, swim, surf or even fish and<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">whether to go to the<\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;calm bayside beaches&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">or the rugged ocean surfing beaches.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pew-irWzSpg\/VLSNxc5Z-EI\/AAAAAAAAFCk\/IwUWC5QV28g\/s1600\/MP152015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-pew-irWzSpg\/VLSNxc5Z-EI\/AAAAAAAAFCk\/IwUWC5QV28g\/s1600\/MP152015.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We&#8217;re very lucky to have patrolled ocean beaches and<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">our Surf Lifesavers do a fantastic job rescuing<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">holiday makers in trouble.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">It&#8217;s a timely reminder to always swim between the flags!<\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-aQi-0XDE-jY\/VLGewZrXxBI\/AAAAAAAAE_0\/_53Xsw_xkvY\/s1600\/MP62015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-aQi-0XDE-jY\/VLGewZrXxBI\/AAAAAAAAE_0\/_53Xsw_xkvY\/s1600\/MP62015.jpg?resize=480%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"480\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"font-size: 13px;\">Gunnamatta beach, Mornington Peninsula<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Friends, dogs and kids come and go,<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Melbourne relocates to the beach from Boxing day onwards<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">so it&#8217;s very social here in January&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-iJ8eCU7pnys\/VK44uS_ICQI\/AAAAAAAAE-s\/1DX3mpu2X70\/s1600\/MP2015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-iJ8eCU7pnys\/VK44uS_ICQI\/AAAAAAAAE-s\/1DX3mpu2X70\/s1600\/MP2015.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Walking is one of our favourite activities &#8211; there are so many to choose from.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">This year a highlight was the Portsea to Sorrento Artists Trail<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Which takes you through the backyards of some amazing properties&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">with their private jetties and entertaining areas<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">How the other half live!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Zq_i9vchP40\/VLSKtXCjowI\/AAAAAAAAFCI\/XWhTanmx74U\/s1600\/MP1.2015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-Zq_i9vchP40\/VLSKtXCjowI\/AAAAAAAAFCI\/XWhTanmx74U\/s1600\/MP1.2015.jpg?resize=640%2C480\" height=\"480\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Private jetties at Portsea<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Another walk we always love is the walk to the very tip of the peninsula<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">at Point Nepean National Park.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We just love the views here&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">out into Bass Strait and Port Phillip Bay.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">The area is rich in history&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">and it&#8217;s fascinating to learn about the&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">early settlement, quarantine and defence of Victoria<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><\/p>\n<table align=\"center\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-sC0ISXjwAVw\/VLSMJPgTItI\/AAAAAAAAFCY\/lC-1QzsXkEM\/s1600\/MP42015.jpg\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/3.bp.blogspot.com\/-sC0ISXjwAVw\/VLSMJPgTItI\/AAAAAAAAFCY\/lC-1QzsXkEM\/s1600\/MP42015.jpg?resize=640%2C640\" height=\"640\" width=\"640\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align: center;\">Point Nepean National Park<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Our summer holiday ends all to soon.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Hope you have enjoyed a little bit of our Aussie summer.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">We head back to Melbourne sad to leave but excited for the&nbsp;<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">up coming summer of sport.<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Sorry I&#8217;ve been a tad slow on my visits<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">One thing that is not crash hot on the Peninsula<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">is the internet connection!<\/span><br \/><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\"><br \/><\/span><span style=\"font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;\">Looking forward to catching up again soon.<\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MeRTrkx6hLI\/VLSB7THXTrI\/AAAAAAAAFB4\/0zmGGY11M3I\/s1600\/lww_2.png\" data-rel=\"penci-gallery-image-content\"  style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-MeRTrkx6hLI\/VLSB7THXTrI\/AAAAAAAAFB4\/0zmGGY11M3I\/s1600\/lww_2.png?resize=320%2C106\" height=\"106\" width=\"320\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">Linking with the following<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\">With grateful thanks to all the hosts:<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/smilingsally.blogspot.com.au\/\">Blue Monday<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/ourworldtuesdaymeme.blogspot.com.au\/\">Our World Tuesday<\/a><\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/jennymatlock.blogspot.com.au\/\">Alphabe Thursday<\/a> H is for Happy Holidays!<\/div>\n<div style=\"clear: both; 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