Kununurra
2023年6月16日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Just arrived at Kununurra airport under a cloudless sky…and a balmy 28c.
We have a couple of hours here before taking a two hour bus trip to El Questro for our clamping experience.
Starting out…
2023年6月15日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
The beginning of a 3.5 week trip to an area of Australia which is beautiful and picturesque and a tribute to our amazing late Aunt Betty and Uncle Harry who are the inspiration for the trip.
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Henschke Winery
2023年5月8日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Our penultimate tasting was at Henschke were we were treated to some wine from some of the oldest vines in Barossa.
We also tasted a grape juice which was particularly yummy so we bought half a dozenもっと詳しく
Chin Chin @ Yalumba
2023年5月7日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
We decided as a group to go to Yalumba in the evening and experience the “Go Go Lawn” which was a partnership with Chin Chin restaurant and Yalumba.
We went on a Sunday evening and only stayedもっと詳しく
St Hugo Winery
2023年5月7日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
Another Bort special with an amazing lunch and my main course was exceptional. Duck with roasted potatoes 🥔 a piquant sauce slightly sweet to the taste and a sultana, red onion and fennel saladもっと詳しく
Hentley Farm Estate
2023年5月7日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C
This was my favorite destination on the trip 🤓.
Firstly I thought that the wine was exceptional for such a young vineyard as the fruit vines are only 23 years old as compared to some in the Barossaもっと詳しく
Barossa B&B
2023年5月6日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌙 6 °C
After arriving at our Barossa B&B both Polly and Jen pulled together a grazing plate of some special foods from the local area.
Our hosts had stacked the fridge and pantry with some lovely localもっと詳しく
Harndorf…Main Street
2023年5月6日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Hey it’s a trip to Germany 🇩🇪 in Australia…
German food, Kransky sausages, Pretzels 🥨 etc
Shaw & Smith
2023年5月6日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
This was a picturesque winery but the wine was shit and so was the service.
But the horses were great 👍🏻
Chapel Hill Winery
2023年5月5日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
This was such a picturesque winery and I thoroughly enjoyed the whole experience due to the hosts and the quality of the wines.
Our host a guy called Bruce just happened to have lived in Bristol andもっと詳しく
Samual Gorges Winery
2023年5月5日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌧 15 °C
This was a small boutique little winery that had on the wall the Ten Commandments which was cool and made me wonder whether the tasting rooms were originally a chapel 💒.
The winery abutted theもっと詳しく
Chalk Winery & Never Never Distillery
2023年5月4日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Another beautiful winery with a gin distillery located just across the concourse.
We ate the best pizzas 🍕 whilst drinking gin cocktails.
The Cube - D’Arenberg Winery
2023年5月4日, オーストラリア ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
We visited The Cube which is an eclectic museum that was featuring work by Salvador Dali and by Charles Billich a Sydney based artist of some renown.
As you can see by the photos the location is veryもっと詳しく
It Begins…
2023年5月4日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Just checking in…Jen always makes me laugh doing this.
The Cove
2023年3月18日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C
The was a special place to conclude our holiday. It was a piece of farm land that has been converted to a luxury escape.
The accommodation sits atop of a beautiful bay that is for the sole use of theもっと詳しく
Hellyers Whiskery
2023年3月18日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Jen organised a visit to a local renown whisky distillery which was a treat as we were schooled in the finer aspects of the whisky making process.
We even bottled our own special single malt blendもっと詳しく
Melrose Creek Botanical Gardens
2023年3月16日, オーストラリア ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
A collective botanical garden that features different trees and shrubs from different parts of the world.
Also got to see a couple of platypi up close sifting little critters from the mud from theもっと詳しく
Narawntapu National Park
2023年3月15日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
We undertook some amazing walks in this park. Short and full of interesting wildlife…3 snakes in 20 minutes :) and one small snake which I didn’t realize was venomous but is…
Jen and I had aもっと詳しく
Cradle Mountain Chalet
2023年3月14日, Bass Strait ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
We decided to have a snack and a local cocktail here and before imbibing we walked around the “enchanted walk” one of Tasmania’s most renown short walks. Beautiful lichen gullies with a clearもっと詳しく
Cradle Mountain (cont’d)
2023年3月14日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
This was the beautiful vista at the end of our walk from Marion’s lookout which enabled us to get some amazing uninterrupted views of the mountain and the beautiful Dove lake in the foreground.
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Cradle Mountain (cont’d)
2023年3月14日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
More shots of this beautiful area and it bought back some memories of the last time I saw this place some 42 years ago…wtf?
Cradle Mountain (cont’d)
2023年3月14日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
More shots of this beautiful area and it bought back some memories of the last time I saw this place some 42 years ago…wtf?
Cradle Mountain
2023年3月14日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Time to revisit Cradle Mountain and much has changed since our last visit.
New facilities and a much more versatile menu of walks even with a shuttle bus service.
Cradle Mountain is a locality andもっと詳しく
Sheffield
2023年3月14日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Many towns in Tasmania have developed some quirky concepts to draw tourists.
Sheffield is no exception and has developed a reputation for murals so most parts of the town are festooned withもっと詳しく
Archie’s Nob
2023年3月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
We visited another National park just outside of Port Sorrell.
It was another beautiful day and so we divided to walk to a local landmark called Archie’s Nob.
We were fortunate enough to come acrossもっと詳しく
Port Sorrell
2023年3月13日, オーストラリア ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
What’s up here…in short not much. We rode from Shearwater to Port Sorrell and found nothing but a jetty and some bike trails…


























































































































































