Sunday, February 22, 2009

Red Hill

On Sunday we ventured off to Red Hill on the Mornington Penninsula. Red Hill Brewery (or Beer-ery as Matt calls it) is a beautiful little spot where they grow their own hops, brew their own beer and serve a lovely pork belly lunch. It was also doggy friendly so there were lots of puppies hanging around. I have been to many beautiful wineries but not that many breweries that I would call lovely or quaint. This spot was perfect.



We went up to see the view from Arthur's' Seat which is the highest point on the Mornington Penninsula and provides panoramic views of Port Phillip Bay. There is a now defunct chairlift that used to go all the way up the side of the mountain to the top of Arthur's Seat. It looked scary to me.


The best part of the day was the Red Hill Cheesery. Down a dirt road and tucked in the back of the stringybark forest is a cheese lovers paradise. We sat on the deck and were brought a tasting plate with various award winning cheeses made from sheep, cow and goat milk. Everything was delicious!! We came home with some very stinky yet incredibly yummy cheese. Of course Flat Lenore came too.