Morgan’s Beach Shack, Cakes and Ale, Hotel Sorrento, the Continental Hotel
As I recently drove down to the Peninsula, I took a new (to me) road called Peninsula Link (“PenLink” to those in the know), or the M11; passing dozens of wineries, with the vines covered in nets. The roads have changed, as has the scenery, but memories of teenage holidays I’d taken down there with friends came flooding back, and I realised it had been years since I was there last.
Mornington
Peninsula is an odd part of Victoria. It’s famously the holiday refuge of the
wealthy, with luxury cars in evidence and stunning architectural properties on
the hills looking out over the sea.
But I don’t know if you’d call it relaxing in summer’s high season. Last time I was there, traffic was at a
standstill, Ferraris and Maseratis idling in bumper-to-bumper traffic.
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