DG 30 - November 2015 * | Page 25

The driving in between is pure pleasure around the scenic hills of Red Hill. Farmlands interspersed with woodlands, vineyards, craftwise villages and sudden views over either the ‘Bay’ on one side or the ‘Straights’ on the other. Along the coast, old resort towns still retain their old charm. Portsea is ‘old money’, boasting more private tennis courts than most suburbs have players. Situated at the end of the long boot-shaped peninsula, it offers both wild o