Our time off was coming to an end, and we had been wanting to go to Palm Beach for a while. The reason we were heading up there were for very different reasons. Cheesecake Boy thought we were going to walk all the way to the lighthouse and get some exercise, but I had a very different idea in mind. It was our last Friday off and thankfully it was sunny, so a drive to Palm Beach was given the go ahead. We had been making excellent progress, until some tree lopping caused a little traffic jam, then it was full speed ahead again.
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| Traffic jam |
When we got to Palm Beach, Cheesecake Boy realised that I was not dressed for a walk. I was dressed to have lunch with a view, and my intention was to have lunch at The Boat House and Cheesecake Boy relented. Now, the address of The Boat House was vague, the only clue was that it was in Governor Phillip Park. I had not consulted the map before we left, as I thought it would be an easy find. If you see the view below, and start singing to the theme song of 'Home and Away' as Cheesecake Boy and I did hand in hand, then you are going the wrong way and need to turn back. After turning back, there was another man whistling the 'Home and Away' theme song, it's definitely one of the more catchy theme songs around.
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| The Home and Away view, nice for a walk and sun bathing, but wrong way if you want to eat at The Boat House |
We headed back up to where there was an engraved stone sign that was labelled 'Governor Phillip Park'. There should be a road between 'Governor Phillip Park' sign and the golf course. If the view is the same as below, and the golf course is on your left, then you are heading in the correct direction. You will need to walk all the way up, until you reach the end of the golf course.
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| Path along the golf course... |
Now, patience should reward you with an adorable 'The Boat House' sign. Otherwise, you could do the smarter thing and drive up until you find this place. By the time we found this place, we were starving.
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| we made it to The Boat House. |
