A Brief Weekend Sojourn to Canberra to Complete the Week-Long Festival of Marcus Turning Fifty

Last Sunday I dined with 25 friends at The Pialligo Estate which is a vineyard in Canberra, at the Eastern end of Lake Burley Griffin not too far from the airport. We had a private room, and shared several lovely hours of fine wine, good food and convivial company. This was a very pleasant, relaxing and thoroughly enjoyable way to celebrate my birthday, albeit one week late, with my Canberra friends and family.

We ate slow cooked lamb which fell off the bone, and braised chicken, after a charcuterie board with home smoked meats and pickles. Champagne and wine flowed freely.

Two spectacular cakes was served and eaten, and coffee and tea were drunk. All in all very satisfactory and great to see so many friends and family members (same thing, right?) all in the same place. Two even visited from Sydney for the day (hello Gavin and Sarah).

Monday morning it was back to Melbourne after a fantastic and celebratory short getaway.