Hunter valley wine trial here we come!

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Hi everyone from the Hunter Valley. We came here today after 3 nights at Forster. It was good to catch up with our niece Anna, Simon and children. Sue came up for the weekend too from Sydney. We visited the Hunter Valley Gardens this afternoon, which were very good, and are going on a wine trail tomorrow, being picked up from our campsite here at Cessnock. We are due in Sydney on Thursday. We are now booked there for two weeks, as we have the wedding of Chris' cousin's daughter Jane, and then the following week Tracey, kent and girls are coming over for 4 days.

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Photos

Smokey Cape Lighthouse
Highest lighthouse above sea level in Australia

On the way to lighthouse
Smokey Bay lighthouse walk

1st 4WDing
On the way to South Gap Beach

South Gap Beach
At the end of the 4WD track

Trial Bay Gaol
Trial bay Goal, South West Rocks built in 1886.

At Forster
Anna, Millie , Tane and Cooper at the children's pool at Smugglers Cove Caravan Park, Forster. The children loved the pirate theme park.

Forster
Sue, me, Anna, Tane and Millie

Kids on step of van
Millie, Tane and Cooper Black

Exploring the park!
All three riding the JD Bug bikes Popa Cam gave them for Xmas (from Kent's shop)

Tree beside van
Doing it together again!

Hunter Valley Gardens
Waterfall

Hunter Valley Gardens
View of the formal gardens

Hunter Valley Gardens
Topary horses

Hunter Valley Gardens
We loved the children's Story book gardens.

Mary, Mary
quite contrary, how does your garden grow?

Humpty Dumpty
Note the topary trees, they were everywhere, throughout the gardens.

Alice in Wonderland
There were lots of garden rooms with storybook characters.

Hunter Valley Gardens
We loved it here and spent 2 hours walking around exploring.

Comments

[Linda and Den]

Good travel photos
Hi Lynne and Chris looks like you are really getting about. Love the Hunter Valley pics- awesome and good to see pics of Sue, Anna and kids-obviously happy and enjoying themselves. I study up what you are wearing in the photos and can see it is a lot warmer over there, lucky you!! 4x4 drive looks good :)

[Jenny L]

You are having so much fun. Hunter valley looks great and the weather too. Ours has improved somewhat and golf course getting better but greens slick as lightening. We had 9 hole fun day yesterday. A good turn out and great weather for Isobel Newman's commemoration of 50 years at Howick. 9 holers provided the food. Very nice and Isobel and Peg won the competition. Wasnt that nice. Thats all for now. Going to play first round of Glenfern with Anne R against Mary E and Ann M!! I will have to give heaps of shots no doubt. Ann R has new clubs so I am expecting great things!! Bye for now Jenny

[Lckiwis]

Weather
Linda the temperatures are great during the days, but can be cooler in the mornings and at night, especially if there is a wind blowing. We had our second day of rain yesterday, since we have been over, didn't bother us too much on the wine trail!! Today we went exploring up the Hunter valley, went to Broke, and then had a scone for lunch at Scone! Lots of coalmines .Go to Sydney tomorrow.

[rickandsue]

Hunter photos
great photos - love the childrens garden theme ones...maybe you have given us some ideas here for a family trip. Keep it up you two ...we're getting itchy!! love Rick AND sUE

[cameron d]

good photos
Sounds like you are eally enjoying the trip.Good to see pics of my grandchildren.Building them 560mm clinker toy dinghies for xmas at present,2 completed 1 needs a few more coats of poly.Cheers Cam and Rob