Lunch yesterday was at Nicol's Paddock, a small, family run Winery and Restaurant on the outskirts of Geelong. It looked beautiful on this sunny early Autumn day.
And our hearty, delicious lunch there set us up for the rest of the day (the weekend in fact)!
Next stop was the Geelong Gallery in Little Malop Street (in the CBD) where we were really excited to see the amazing RONE in Geelong exhibition. Rone was born in Geelong and started out as a street artist, but he's built a mainstream reputation now for his realistic, large scale works and installations. A large part of this unusual exhibition was set out as "room scapes"- and maybe "fantasy film set" is a better description? ........
The exhibition was extra interesting for us because our friends Sanaz and Damien commissioned Rone to paint a mural on the front of their house in suburban Canberra. Teresa, the model for their mural was based on the same model Rone used for his Omega project (shown above in the green toned picture). The picture below of Damien in front of their house was taken by a Canberra Times photographer (J Toderas).
Aside from dining and wining and enjoying art we love our morning walks here together. The Barwon River winds its way with great beauty through this part of the city, and Ros and Pete have found many different paths and bridges around it to add a bit of variety to the morning walk routine. We walked over 8klm both mornings this weekend and it was so great Pete could join us now too, on his bike.
We walked as far as Fyansford this morning, a tiny township on the western edge of Geelong, located at the junction of the Barwon and Moorabool rivers. We were amazed to see this historic hotel (built 1854-55) so close to where Ros and Pete live in modern day Geelong.
Ros had booked lunch for us today at Ocean Grove on the south coast, near the entry to Port Phillip Bay. But Pete took us sight seeing first, to check out the beautiful coastline near Torquay, looking SW to Jan Juc and Bells Beach.......just a stunning view from here!
Lunch was a long leisurely affair at The Dunes, Ocean Grove, in a spectacular building in an equally spectacular setting overlooking Bass Strait. We were lucky enough to have special family guests for lunch today .........
Lili and Sam are wonderful, entertaining company and very happy to socialise with us and join in some games after the food was done. We enjoyed our time with them (and Erin!) so much today. Another good reason for us to keep our visits to Geelong regular.
And what about this for a view? ................
The pictures below were taken in the largest gallery space set up as a "Light and Dark" fantasy film type setting. We were able to walk amongst everything. Rone's work follows his street art philosophy and is designed to be ephemeral. The photographic record is everything!
The Dunes is in a spectacular setting ...........
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