Oh holidays, how lovely you are. Now it might seem strange
(considering this blog) but I don’t actually go on many holidays. I think it’s
okay – I love the fact that more often than not, the trips I take are for work,
and that I am able to have wonderful day trips to so many cool places – but boy
oh boy did I need some time to do absolutely nothing, and Cape Paterson was the
perfect place to do it in.
Cape Paterson is on the coast west of Melbourne, an area I
have never visited before. It’s pretty quiet and seems much less touristy then
the Great Ocean Road region to the east. I didn’t know what to expect, but the
blue skies and road trip tunes set a nice vibe for the weekend ahead.
When this trip was in the early planning stages it was going
to be a camping trip, however with just two days till we were due to leave, Max
and I hadn’t figured out where we were going and work had more than gotten in
the way of adventure planning. Lucky for us though a generous offer of a
perfect little beach house meant we could take our time and not worry about
much once we got there.
There is very little actually in Cape Paterson. It has a
couple of shops/milk bar type things and that’s about it, but close enough to
both Inverloch and Wonthaggi which we used as our food and ice-cream hubs.
Despite the perfect weather all that week the weekend became
a little cold and so after a pretty chilly fish and chips on the beach we spent
the rest of the evening by the fire, where I can happily report I kicked ass at
monopoly. The next day was still too cold for swimming but just sunny enough
for us to hit the coastal road for some exploring. The road had little turn offs
and paths down to beaches and lookouts so we had a great time hunting for
non-existent caves, sitting on white sandy beaches and watching birds
majestically land on eagles nest rock – a massive rock formation jutting up
from the ocean off the coast.
The weekend over all was a happy blur of sunny walks, red
wine by the fire, car sing-along’s, good chats, lots of laughs and a couple of
cute pictures – and I wouldn’t have had had it any other way.
TRIP RATING: 5/5 FIRE SIDE GLASSES OF RED
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