Echuca Farm Stay Diary: Day 1

Hello from Echuca!

I just finished the night shower and poured another glass of red while waiting for my green tea paste face mask to dry so I could wash it off.

Now, let me tell you about our first day of the farm stay in Echuca: –

After a 3-hour drive from Melbourne, going around almost four empty towns that reminded me of Timaru in New Zealand, and after a short pit stop for double patty burgers in the summer heat peak, we reached Echuca farm we would be staying at for a week.

The Echuca farmhouse looked rundown, but it had a rustic charm inside.

The house, as how Fafa and I agreed, has a soul. It is precisely the kind of home we love – complete with the wooden floorboards with a creaking sound, huge rustic windows adorned with french curtains, vintage-tiled bathroom floor and a clawfoot tub, rattan bed frame and plenty of mazes to give us the illusion of extra space.

So far, we have gone out to play in the backyard (front yard?), fed the chickens, and cooked dinner (instant noodles with buttered eggs) — accompanied by a delicious locally-sourced glass of red wine.

While Fafa watched the boxing day test match between Australia and India, I finished reading The Alchemist. What a book! I will re-read it again, but not immediately since I have brought another five books to read during the trip. Right now, though, I will wash my face, pour another glass of red, turn the TV on, and binge-watch my favourite local SBS Food channel until we both fall asleep on the big, super cozy sofa.

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