Travels Down Under:
Naked Flowers: Beaches and Rose Gardens
Sunday, April 17, 2011
* Melbourne, Victoria, Australia *
Early to rise, the first agenda that our trio had on their minds was fresh laundry. So a pit stop at the local laundromat was first order of business. Waiting for their loads to complete their cycles, Sir Thomas Leaf and the Queen of Science went for a latte’ at the Down to Earth cafe while Sir Bluey Bee went on his own expedition for some supplies. After Chai and Laundry, the trio of adventurers were off across Melbourne, towards the nude beach for some sun and waves. En route, Sir Bluey Bee educated Sir Thomas Leaf about Vegemite. Prior, all Sir Thomas Leaf knew about it was from the Men at Work song “Down Under”. Sir Thomas Leaf was also very intrigued by the various road art and displays along the journey. Before long, they were at Campbell Cove Beach. What they found was a small strip of a rocky beach with not too enticing water, shady looking guys lurking around, and not really the proper bathing environment. Water much too murky. They did get some sun when another beach-goer’s dog wasn’t constantly coming up and shaking off on them. They gave it a couple of hours, then headed to the Werribee Rose Gardens. Just in the nick of time too, as the trio of explorers discovered the gardens were starting to close. The historic mansion was closed, but were able to tromp around in the Rose Gardens a bit before being shooed out by the caretaker. With a full moon in the sky, the adventurers were soon back en route for downtown Melbourne. Inspired by the deliciousness of Lentil as Anything, Sir Thomas Leaf and Bluey Bee were headstrong on eating there for dinner again. A wonderful vegetarian feast … the travelers were satisfied. A fitting meal for brave adventurers soon to embark upon exploring the East coast of Melbourne. An early night, the adventurers all turned in for a busy day tomorrow …
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Down to Earth Cafe
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Werribee Park – Mansion and Rose Gardens
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