Portarlington to Frankston

Tuesday, 23 September 2014

 

Today, we completed the circle and arrived back in Melbourne; we are staying at Frankston for five nights.

The sunrise was just magic this morning, as the sky turned pink and orange before the sun actually came up over the Portarlington jetty.  The morning was mild and sunny as we hitched up for the drive around the bay to Frankston.  Our first stop was at the Jayco dealer in Geelong for a new door handle, then it was the easy drive along the freeway to Melbourne’s traffic.

Yesterday, we had noticed a large amount of smoke coming from the Werribee region and this morning the thick, brown smoke was very apparent.  However, when we eventually arrived at the sight of the fire, it was simply burning off happening in some paddocks.

The drive through Melbourne was uneventful and our eTag was put to good use, especially on Eastlink (five bips on this stretch of motorway!).  We were set up before lunch and then the tool kit came out for the door repairs.  I gather it was a bit fiddly, but evidently YouTube was a big assistance and no naughty words had to be uttered.  This afternoon, we travelled back to Malvern to spend a couple of pleasant hours with some relatives.  We certainly made our contribution to the tolls today, with three trips on Eastlink.

The weather has been superb today – a very pleasant 27 degrees all afternoon.