An early start this morning at the Victoria Golf Club....dark and raining, not ideal for golf....

Unusual coloured grass on the greens...so many trees, many conifers...and like all sand belt courses there were plenty of bunkers. 

A very attractive conifer next to this green...

Rows and rows of delightful looking conifers...not something you see often in WA.

Again, very wide fairways...it rained most of the day, mainly drizzle...it was a bit difficult holding an umbrella and pulling a buggy...we both missed our battery operated golf buggies. Still, we both enjoyed the game, such an outstanding course ...I had very friendly playing partners ....

Victoria Golf Club....the clubhouse....where we enjoyed a delicious hot meal after the game.

After a quiet relaxing afternoon Pete and I met my dear friend Anne for dinner at the Bentleigh Social .  It was a fabulous place her son had recommended for us to eat. It was warm, not too noisy and fabulous food. We had such an enjoyable evening, so many laughs.

 

Today we played at Kingston Heath Golf Course....another stunning clubhouse...

Definitely the most famous golf course I have ever played on and it certainly was a wonderful experience.

The practice putting green at 7.20am....

One of the 145 bunkers that are on the course. I didn't go into as many as yesterday...

Such wide fairways but lots of undulations...usually towards the bunkers... Again the course had couch grass and my ball was really rolling.

More rain today but only for a few holes...I played much better than yesterday and was one shot off winning second prize ...

My three delightful playing partners...Martine, Parnia and Kerry...we had a very enjoyable game...and were surprised that we were given a delicious lunch...

Pete's having a great time here too in the sand belt....

 

Pete and I played our first course today...at theYarra Yarra Golf Club...above photo was taken inside their gorgeous clubhouse, an elegant old building...

It is a heritage-listed Spanish Mission-style clubhouse ..

In the ladies locker room....

There are beautiful staircases....

Before the game....we did have a little rain...

Sooooo many bunkers but I loved how far my ball rolled on the couch fairways....

One of the three friendly ladies I played with took this photo for me (dreadful hat hair)..... the course was quite overwhelming at times but I really enjoyed myself, didn't play that well but was getting used to pushing a buggy and hitting out of large bunkers. I'm looking forward to tomorrow's game.

 

Our plane to Melbourne....

Lots of canola fields...we are above Mount Hardey which is near York...

We are above Neridup....and have glimpses of the coastline near Esperance..

One of the many islands off the southern coast of WA near Esperance...they are known as the Recherche Archipelago or Bay of Isles...,there are 105 untouched islands...and a couple that can be visited by tourists.

First glimpse of the Victorian coastline...

Nice to see such a large wind farm...

Melbourne on a beautiful day....

The Medway Golf Club (which we won't be playing)  and running alongside the course is the Maribyrnong River....

Driving through the city on our way to our accomodation......

Fabulous blue sky....

The bright green, angular structures are the Habitat Filter , a public art installation located in the Southbank suburb of Melbourne. This project functions as both sculpture and habitat for native wildlife, featuring nesting boxes for birds and bats. The pods are constructed from largely recycled materials and incorporate solar panels to power lighting at night. 

 

That time of year again...it was a very cold morning and wild ocean...but we had a lot of laughs...

 

Breakfast .....

Not a kindy day today for Flynn ...

Pete, Tash, Flynn and I visited this wonderful plant nursery this morning ..."Everyday Potted Plants" in Forest Grove...this banksia was enormous and so healthy looking....

I thought the nursery was one of the best I had ever visited ...they had so many plants that I had never seen before...and such a beautiful setting , surrounded by glorious bush.

Nearby was the small town of  Witchcliffe where we stopped at a comfortable cafe , "Yardbyrd" ...we sat outside in the sunshine ...Tash is shuffling the cards ....that we played with.

Flynn found another treasure that he thought was interesting in the Witchcliffe Secondhand shop...

Some of the acacias in Tash and Todd's back yard.