Kununurra
16 июня 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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…
15 июня 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 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.
NothingЧитать далее
Henschke Winery
8 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 dozenЧитать далее
Chin Chin @ Yalumba
7 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 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 stayedЧитать далее
St Hugo Winery
7 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 saladЧитать далее
Hentley Farm Estate
7 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 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 BarossaЧитать далее
Barossa B&B
6 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌙 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 localЧитать далее
Harndorf…Main Street
6 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Hey it’s a trip to Germany 🇩🇪 in Australia…
German food, Kransky sausages, Pretzels 🥨 etc
Shaw & Smith
6 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 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
5 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 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 andЧитать далее
Samual Gorges Winery
5 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌧 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 theЧитать далее
Chalk Winery & Never Never Distillery
4 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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
4 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ⛅ 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 veryЧитать далее
It Begins…
4 мая 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Just checking in…Jen always makes me laugh doing this.
The Cove
18 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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 theЧитать далее
Hellyers Whiskery
18 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☀️ 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 blendЧитать далее
Melrose Creek Botanical Gardens
16 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ 🌬 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 theЧитать далее
Narawntapu National Park
15 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 aЧитать далее
Cradle Mountain Chalet
14 марта 2023 г., 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 clearЧитать далее
Cradle Mountain (cont’d)
14 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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.
IЧитать далее
Cradle Mountain (cont’d)
14 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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)
14 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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
14 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 andЧитать далее
Sheffield
14 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 withЧитать далее
Archie’s Nob
13 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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 acrossЧитать далее
Port Sorrell
13 марта 2023 г., Австралия ⋅ ☁️ 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…


























































































































































