BurbleChaz

Yesterday was someone's birthday. Presents were, well, presented, and we hared off to Bunyip State Park. It's huge, it has miles of unsealed roads and there was a marked shortage of bunyips.

The Toorak Tractor had its first real experience with off-road driving. This was not entirely intentional. Ahem. Fortunately, it turns out that the car is better off-road than the driver, which was just as well.

After an hour or so we decided that one bit of forest looks much like another, and moved on to the main entertainment - booze.

The cellar door at Healesville Wine Company was friendly and welcoming. The showed us the wine in barrels, with fermentation still in progress, and took us through their range, including a 2007 Chardonnay, bottled about a week ago. Because of tractor-piloting responsibilities, I could only sniff. The Birthday Girl made the most of the opportunity, and we ended up with a case of it. I suspect the adorable platypus logo was a factor.

Also, Happy Anniversary. To those of you to whom it applies.