Blogs from Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 4

Die ersten Kilometer waren sehr aufregend (riesiges Auto, Linksverkehr, unbekanntes Terrain). Das Highlight an diesem Tag war das Ueberqueren der Harbour Bridge - unglaublich wie riesig diese Bruecke ist (8 Spuren, 2 Bahngleise, sowie Fahrrad und Fussweg). Unseren ersten Stop machten wir in einem kleinen Vorort nahe Newcastle. Eigentlich wollten wir nach Hunter Valley zu einer Weinverkostung, jedoch fuehrte uns die Route in unserem Reisefueher lediglich an den Weinbergen vorbei. Die erste Nacht verbrachten wir auf einem Campingplatz (9$ Campinggebuehr) in Moonan Flat, ein kleines Kaff mitten in der Pampa. Dort gab es ausser einer kleinen Pension und einer Telefonzelle weit und breit nichts (naechste Tankstelle 70km). Wir schliefen in unserem Van. Anfangs, war es noch schoen warm, aber in der Nacht wurde es trotz Schlafsack und dicker Bekleidung richtig kalt. Wie auch immer, wir haben ... read more

We spend most of the week relaxing with walks around near by harbours, playing the Wii, and taking turns cooking dinner. All meals are washed down with plentiful quantities of wine. We also enjoy some sporting activities with a visit the beach where we enjoy a dip in the wonderfully cooling turquoise, blue and green sea just up from where the surfers, kite boarders and canoeists weave in and out of each other. I am preoccupied slightly by a nagging concern of shark attack that is somewhat heightened by the three reports of shark attacks in Sydney that week, an unusually high number for the time of year. I take a morning swim in the Dawn Fraser swimming baths. It was actually the afternoon but I had only been up a few hours. They are a ... read more

Hej kära vänner, Från Sydney styrde vi kosan söderut till Cronulla, där vi stannade en natt och åt lunch med Bo Christers gamla affärsbekant Bill Och hans fru Zal. De bor utmed havet fantastiskt tjusigt. De simmar, båda är över 70 år, i havet varje dag trots att det finns massor med hajar utanför så simmar de 1 km runt en lite ö. Det är modigt tycker jag. Nästa dag åkte vi till Hunter Valley där vi bokat 3 nätter på ett ställe. Det är det stora vindistriktet runt Sydney, hem för viner som Lindemans, Rosemount och ett hundratal andra små vinerier. Vi kom dit till lunch och hade en tallrik med diverse specialiteter på, jättegott! Det finns många osttillverkare i området som gör fantastisk god ost, hemlagad pate samt de har också olivodlingar i Hunter ... read more

With resources quickly being drained amidst the booziness and bright lights of Sydney, myself and another BUNACer, Mandy, decided to do some WWOOFing we'd stumbled across during our earlier visit to New South Wales' premier wine-growing (and tasting) region about 2.5 hours North of Sydney. WWOOF stands for Willing Workers on Organic Farms and involves a few hours' graft per day in exchange for free room and board, and this position at the hostel we'd stayed at seemed like an ideal way to chill out and drink wine for a couple of weeks whilst saving moolah along the way. For a couple of days before heading on to the Hunter Valley I stayed at Chez Burbidge- a mate's place in the city of Gosford on the Central Coast of NSW 1.5 hours North of Sydney ... read more

After a week in Sydney with Di and Shawn, I decided it was time to take the honeymooners up the coast a bit, with a pit stop first in the Hunter Valley for some wine tasting. The Hunter Valley is about a 2 hour drive north and inland a bit from Sydney. It is a beautiful area, with somehting like over 70 wineries in this area. We did a day long bus tour with Rover Tours that was great. They picked us up from where we were staying at 9:30am and took us to 6 wineries, a cheese factory, an olive factory, a chocolate factory and a pub as the last stop before dropping us off at our cabin at 5:30pm. It seriously was a full on day of alot of wine drinking because each winery ... read more