Deloraine or Else: A Hangry Interlude

Leaving the arboretum and its lack of platypus (which I googled can be used as both singular and plural, although the Greek version platypodes has a nice ring to it), we moved on. Anyway, I digress — probably due to the growling of my stomach calling out for something to eat. Leaving the platypodes hunt behind us, it was time to find some lunch.

We decided on the town of Deloraine, about 20 minutes away from our Airbnb for the night and the largest town nearby. While the jury is still out on whether Latrobe or Deloraine was prettier — I was far too hungry to think clearly as we passed Latrobe — we stopped at the first pub we saw in Deloraine to grab some lunch. Granted, the street around The Little Green Men Brewing Co pub wasn’t the prettiest, but they had food, so they had my vote. Had we driven another minute down the street the town had quite a cute vibe to it - any many more eating options!

Walking from the car to the pub, Brigid and CK stopped to look at property listings in a real estate window. “You can buy property later — let’s eat first,” I sassily said, realising I was only minutes away from landing in full hangry mode. I know my own strengths and weaknesses, and getting hangry is very much one of them. We grabbed a table outside in the sun and I, the mostly vegetarian, ordered a southern fried chicken burger and a beer. 🤔

The beer went down beautifully — why are they so refreshing when you’re hot and thirsty? The burger was very much chicken, and having not eaten much meat in a while now, it took all afternoon to digest, but it kind of hit the spot. It’s a bit like going to the supermarket hungry — your eyes are bigger than your stomach and you end up with a cart full of stuff you don’t really need.

Refuelled, we then headed to Woolies to grab some dinner supplies and a few beers for the night before driving the 20 minutes to check into our Airbnb outside Mole Creek.

Time now for a mini nap to let that chicken slowly digest before we start exploring the region again later this afternoon.Read more