Matthew and Margie live in a lovely town called Ballarat, located about 1.5 hours north west of Melbourne. We’ve arrived nearing the end of winter and the weather is cool – no shorts for Mark. The town is very charming and many of the older homes have beautiful iron work details on their front porches. I just can’t get enough of this beautiful ironwork on the homes.
We spent our first real day (Saturday, Aug. 27th) checking out the local farmer’s market which happens near the lake. It was quite busy – lots of people getting out in the nicer weather (we had sun and about 15 degrees). We looked around at the botanical gardens and had a bite of lunch near the lake. It was a relaxed day – we’re still getting used to the time change – 14 hours ahead of Toronto, so we’re taking it easy.
I’ll take some photos of the houses around town soon! For now, here are some shots of our market day!
Crimson Kathryn and her crew 