Daylesford 2010 – Sunday 7 March

Woke early, or more precisely were woken early by the noises coming from upstairs. Had breakfast at the hotel and read about the storm that hit Melbourne with tennis size hail balls and rain that closed many of the major roads. I sent a txt to my flatmate to see if his car was ok and he sent me a picture of the storm from his bedroom balcony showing the water running down the street!

After breakfast, we walked up to Daylesford main street to watch the parade. The crowd was smaller than last year, but then the weather had been much better. There was still a good show and this parade is always lots of fun.

Came back to the hotel and then walked up to the Convent Gallery for brunch. Nice place although I object to paying to go into a gallery that is essential a rather big shop.

Came back and drove up to the Daylesford Park, although I took a different route than usual and looks like so many others had had the same concerns about parking on a muddy field as the nearby streets were full of parked cars.

We wandered around the stalls at the carnival a few times and had more food, although I wasn’t very hungry. Spotted people that I recognised from Melbourne and bumped into Michael,

Then we came back to the hotel just before the next heavy downpour arrived. After sheltering from the elements for a while, we drove over to the Farmer’s Arms, nice pub but not a lot happening there.

Came back into the centre of Daylesford, where they were preparing for the dance party at the Town Hall. Bought dessert from Coles and then retired to the hotel for the evening.