Breakfast Solution

In the morning I am an early riser but J most definitely is not. His idea of heaven would be to sleep an entire day away without me or the dog trying to raise him from his slumber. At home I get up early and potter away by myself until I eventually decide I want some company and then I wake J with any number of lame excuses. When we go away on holidays it poses a bit of a problem when we get the old “Breakfast will be served between 8:00 and 10:00”. J will only get out of bed at 9:59 meaning that we then get a bit of a frosty reception from the staff as we arrive at the very last minute. I have come up with a few crafty solutions to this problem - lying to J about what time breakfast is served, changing the clock in the room (luckily J doesn’t wear a watch) or just skipping breakfast altogether. Each time we go away we discuss how lovely it would be to stay at a place where they served breakfast until midday but last weekend we stayed at a place that provided an almost perfect solution – a DIY breakfast.

We headed away for a wonderful weekend with J’s parents. I did a bit of research and found a place in Forster (only 3 hours from Sydney). It met all our requirements – close to where we were going windsurfing, close enough to Sydney that we could head off after work on Friday, fantastic views, our own little cottages and best of all they are dog friendly so Teddy could come with us. Clarendon Forest Retreat was such a great choice for our weekend and it was made special by all the little touches. Champagne and a cheese plate awaiting us on arrival, fresh flowers throughout the cottages, a spa to relax in, big huge comfy beds and lovely big white fluffy robes. But the best bit of all was that they provided breakfast baskets in the fridge that had enough food for two breakfasts. The basket had little boxes of cereal, juice, bacon, gourmet sausages, eggs, bread, milk and lots of different jams and spreads. I loved this idea. It was perfect in every way. We could have a light continental breakfast or a full greasy fry-up whenever we felt like it. This was just one of the many things that made this weekend away very special.

I would highly recommend Clarendon Forest Estate for a weekend away from the hustle. The owners are so friendly and accommodating and the views around these beautiful cottages are breathtaking – especially at sunset. Pack up the pooch and head there for a lovely weekend away.

Clarendon Forest Retreat
Coates Rd, Possum Brush Via Taree,
NSW 2430
Phone (02) 6554 3085, (02) 6554 3162