To Lorne

Well, what a saga! During the course of Friday morning rumours started circulating about another Victorian lockdown.    Our stay at Lorne was scheduled to start on Saturday…….

We started giving thought to “Plan B”. Perhaps head to Lorne a day earlier, and stay overnight in a local motel?   Then the agent rang and generously told us the owner would allow us to arrive a day earlier (no extra cost) if a lockdown was imposed. So when the bad news was confirmed that there was in fact going to be a lockdown – including a 5 km limit on travel! – we were mentally ready. It was somewhat of a challenge to fit into 2 hours the amount of packing that would normally take a day, but we managed.   We forgot a couple of small items that we would normally take, but nothing too serious. At least I had done the legwork to ensure we have basic internet access.

So, we’re sitting out the lockdown at Lorne.    We’re within the rules because we were in our accommodation before the lockdown started, but because the rules apply throughout the state, there’s only takeaway from the restaurants. But we got in dinner at the pub before the lockdown started. I think we’ll manage. There’s a BBQ on the deck, and the view extends from Airey’s Inlet to Cape Otway (well, we would see it if it wasn’t over the horizon).

Surfing at Lorne