Hunter Valley
Our first stop was in the lovely Hunter Valley wine region where we stayed for two nights in a beautiful Georgian Colonial homestead set in 80 acres. Next stop was the Myall Lakes, a stunning area of expansive waterways with lots of birds, including black swans, and then we spent a night at Treachery Cove- a fine expansive beach for the surfers! When we were returning from a walk to a Seal Rocks light house 2 dingo’s appeared on the path from no where, we kept very still and ignored them, they passed without so much of a sniff!
Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more 
