Geelong

I never really think to go to Geelong, unless it is to visit a friend who lives there. I can't really tell you why. It's not that far.  It's a pleasant drive. It's nice to get out of Ballarat and to explore other places occasionally. It is by the sea. All good reasons to go for a day out, and we almost never do.

So when Lindsey said that she was going to look at a particular shop just outside of Geelong we invited ourselves along too.

Alas, when we got to the shop, it was closed to the public because of Covid restrictions. I'm not sure what Covid restrictions it was referring to. Most shops have been able to open in Regional Victoria for several weeks. More annoyingly, its Facebook page, its website and its Google page said it was open. A wasted trip, you might think.

But no. We had intended to have lunch while we were out anyway, so we took ourselves down to the foreshore and had lunch in the Covid-safe Beach House cafe. And very nice it was too. The weather was (just!) warm enough for us to sit outside so we had a nice lunch and nice views. Well worth the trip.

Although if you are running a shop and are not open to the public, it might be as well to indicate this on your social presence so people don't trek all the way from Ballarat for no good reason!

Regional Victoria has reached a rolling 14 day average of 0 new Covid cases today. This is quite an achievement. Melbourne has really made an achievement. This week it had two consecutive days of 0 cases followed, today, by 2 new cases, with a rolling 14 day average of 2.7  This is remarkable when you consider how many new cases were being recorded just a few weeks ago. There is even the possibility that the "ring of steel" might come down in the next couple of weeks and we will actually be able to go to Melbourne.

Still not sure about Manky Melbournites coming into Pristine Ballarat, though 😂

Our visit to Geelong: