Mollymook.

Last weekend we escaped the house to go to Mollymook for a few days.  We spent a great deal of time louging by this infinity pool.  A GREAT deal of time.  And it was totally blissful.  No great surprise I was a total fidget who struggled to sit still for five minutes and rotated around all the diferent sun beds, put sunscreen on every five minutes, got water replenishments, snacks, new reading material etc.

Bannisters itself is a renovated 60s motel.  It was fine, but we weren't blown away.  The pool was definitely the highlight.  The rooms were adaquate and clean, but for the sort of prices you pay, I'd expect more.  And on the last night we were there there was a wedding, which we weren't told about, and as I pointed out to the very helpful (that's not sarcasm - she was really understanding and helpful) lady on reception, if we wanted to hear people get drunk and carry on we could have stayed in inner Sydney for free.  We got our last night complimentary as a result.

The reason we stayed at Bannisters was because Rick Stein opened a restaurant there last year. He's all about fresh, simple produce, and the meal didn't dissapoint.  This was my entree - Jamie had lobster ravioli.  I had fish cury for main, and Jamie had Bouillabaisse.  Everything was excellent, beautifully fresh.  The restaurant was a little noisy and lacked atmos, but the food was spot on.

We got a nice table because we told them it was our birthdays.  Unfortunatley we had a late booking and there isn't much ocean to look out over once it gets dark.  But we looked cute.

On the Saturday we went for lunch at this beautiful winery called Cupitts.  This is where you taste the wine, and it's a creamery from 1851.  We both *loved* the food and would reccomend it to anyone.  It was French style, and just excellent.  They've obviously spent a lot of money adding lots of French touches around the place, and it's all just gorgeous.  We sat outside under that marque until about 5 just watching the sun move across the valley.  Such a perfect afternoon.