Aussie BBQ

Sunday June 4th – Today we drove about an hour north of Melbourne to Ron’s house where he hosted a BBQ for us with the gang from the training centre. On the way there we passed through the town that Grant lives in so we stopped by to see his place. We especially wanted to see his outdoor BBQ with a built in pizza oven. He has been telling us about it and he actually built it himself, very cool! We met his golden retriever whose name is also Jenna (no I’m not kidding). The drive out to Ron’s house was beautiful, with forests of Gum Trees (Eucalyptus). Ron lives on a horse property and the owners have Australian ponies. They are very cute and there was a foal just a few months old. Mom and baby were to shy to say hello but we did get to pat the older ones. The BBQ was great fun, the food was delicious and we all chatted and laughed the afternoon away. After we ate Ron took us to the top of nearby Mount Alexander to a lookout point and we took a bunch of photos (of course). Mt Alexander has an elevation of 741 meters (2,431 feet) and the area is known for producing apples and granite. More recently some wineries have opened there as well.

We had a wonderful time, Grant, Ron, Carrie, and Christina have really become our family away from home and we will miss them a lot when we leave.

Thank you Ron for the party!