One Day Away

What do you do when life hands you lemons? Make Whisky Sour and Taquillea Shots. What od you do if it hands you sugar? Make Fairy Floss and Vodka Breezers. When you are handed Apples, you got apple sauce and Cidar. So what happens when you are handed a little of everything and no instructions? Take a break!
I had been planning to see Mark this weekend just gone, and God only knows what we were going to do anyway, but he had a sudden urge to go travelling. Not only that, he wanted me to go with him. I'm not oppossed to a bit of travel, even if the places he has in mind are dull and unforgiving to open-minded tourists. Our choices were Shepparton or Echuca.... Grew up in Shepp, less in Echuca, hate Shepparton, boring Echuca. So we settle on Shepp because I at least know where to go to eat, cook and shop. Where to stay is a different matter. Shepp is booked right out by the time Mark started planning for this, so I had to recommend a few places and see if they had anything, and then discuss what was best of the alst options. A trailor park cabin was the best we could get, or else we were out of town. The good news is that this was the GOOD caravan park we were staying at, not the scungy dive beside the lake.
So upon arrival, we drive around and find the place, check in and then go looking for food and entertainment. Food is easy, Cellar 47 has always had good food and good service. The ask what you want and are generous with their cooking portions, and inquire frequently if you are enjoying your meal. The decore has imrpoved dramatically since I was there last and service is still great. I give it 3/5 stars.
Anyway, we criused town looking for somewhere to party that night. We landed at Yahoo Bar. Let's just say you could go fishing for a year with all the Jail Bait there. We asked a member of security where else would be good for us to go. The highly recommended GV Hotel was our best bet, but they are really fussy at the door and there are so many cliches that we thought we'd give it a pass. The other place played a good mix of music and had good drink prices, but it was a rough crowd for us. Fuck it, let's go back to the room and boink!
We both slept poorly, I got a stomach ache and we were both up and about by 630 in the morning. And the TENCH! Who let the bog imp loose? The smell fo humidity from the river was foul, and it was everywhere for hours. No matter, we will watch McGiver and it will all be good. I think.
The overnighter had started well, but turned south. Going out socially in Shepparton has gone downhill since my last trip out there. Shopping seems to be the major thing, as a lot of new shops have appeared and some have renovated and modernised. It is also a tourists note that Shepparton is one of the few places left to have a Pizza Hut that is also still a buffet. Use that info as you will. But the drive-thru has been removed and replaced with another Mall (thats 3 major ones now), junk food is slowly crawling further and further north. 17 years ago it was all confined to a 1km area in south shepp, and it is now expanded far enough north to cover all sides of town. It'll invade Mooroopna soon enough. Some things I was used to seeing were gone, and there seems to be an increase of liquor stores. Go figure!
Well, now that I've had a sudden trip away, i think the best I can say is that next time will be a bit more prepared. Until next time,
Pez!