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After departing Brisbane at 9am this morning, we drove for 3 hours into the country to arrive at Ridgemill Estate Winery. In the middle of nowhere, it’s not quite what I thought I had booked for us. I was looking to sample some wine and have a rest day at a gorgeous little cabin, spending the day a little day drunk and the evening looking up at the stars. I was not expecting to literally be in the middle of nowhere.

We arrived at a very small vineyard (not winery) with enough rows of vines they could almost be counted on fingers and toes alone. Kind of like a little farm with some goats, a friendly cat that sat on my lap while I read a little of a book lent to me by Goodie, and 10 gorgeous tiny cabins. The cabins are fab, a little like a smaller version of our Pigeon Lake cabin, but made mainly of corrugated aluminum. I ordered ahead a cheese/meat charcuterie board and they provide in addition, everything in your fridge for both a meaty and vegetarian breakfast that you can bbq out the front of the cabin, with a bottle of rose and apple juice to pass the time.

We have had a busy few days and needed to unwind, so we got here early, hoping to check in before the 2pm access time. No luck, on asking what there was to do in the area, we got back on the road and headed to the Christmas Farm 15 minutes away. Totally weird. Literally, (also) in the middle of nowhere, was a farm that specialised in everything Christmas. A strange couple of barns converted into Christmas decoration wonderlands and a small cafe type thing. Christmas music blaring, we looked round (quickly) and bought a kangaroo tree decoration, before looking at the turkeys in cages (not the bush variety) before leaving and entirely questioning how the place came into existence and provided a living for the owners.

Back at the cabin, we visited the goats and scoffed down our charcuterie board while Wade made a start on the wine. Sitting here, entirely relaxed, in a bit of a cheese coma.

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