January 18 - Venus Bay

We left Kilcunda midday, and drove for a bit to Venus Bay. Our hosts, Heather and Ian, are Ruby's childhood neighbours and longtime family friends. Heather is an accomplished artist, and their house was filled with art and trinkets and nifty collections of all sorts. The house is built on the side of a high hill, with big windows overlooking the tree tops.












All around the outside of the windows is a water trough, originally meant to cool the house i believe. A few fish were put in to eat larvae that began growing, and now there is a full little ecosystem hanging outside the windows.




We went for a walk down to their old cabin, which was more rustic, with an outside dining area right in the forest.




We continued on to the beach, which has become Casper's favourite place.












Back at the house, we cooked dinner, opened a few bottles of wine and watched the sunset.




It was a very relaxing, lovely day. Though there was talk of snakes, no critters were spotted. Our hosts were lovely and gracious, and our beds were comfortable. The next day, returned to Walkerville on our way back to Melbourne, this time at low tide. I took the opportunity to finally take some pictures. See tomorrow's post!

Location:Venus Bay, Victoria, Australia