We've been enjoying travelling through New England on the New England highway. After Warwick we drove a few miles off the highway on a parallel side road - the farmgate trail. Here there were wineries and orchards, and, in summer, strawberry fields. We called into one farm and bought a box of apples. This area is called the Granite Belt - the hills are rugged and rocky and the land is undulating - quite nice to be amongst a few hills, tall gums and little streams after such a long time in flat country. After a look around Stanthorpe and further on at the Ugg Lady's shop, our next town was Tenterfield. This is where Peter Allen was born and grew up and the Tenterfield Saddler was written about his grandfather. We once more visited the
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