Hunter Valley Weekend

Oceania
May 7th 2010

Published: May 24th 2010

You may recall that last year, I flew over to Australia to spend a week with my aunt, uncle, cousins and my nan. Well, everyone was back in Sydney again so I decided to hop on a plane and join them, although this time just for a long weekend. My nan had her original flight disrupted by the Icelanic volcano which meant she arrived in Oz 2 weeks later than planned but happily this meant I would be ... Read Full Entry

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Jude & Glynn Harris

Inspirado

Hello! Welcome to Jude and Glynn's travel blog. We're a pair of newlyweds freshly back from a wonderful year spent traversing the globe and about to embark on our newest adventure - emigrating to New Zealand! About us: Glynn's 34, a Batman fanatic and graphic novel afficionado, a Warehouse Supervisor when he has to be and a general all-round nice guy. Jude is 33, a hardened gig and festival goer, a Lecturer dabbling in IT, Literacy and German and a general all-round nice girl. We met in 2004 over the internet and were married in Feb 2006. We've so far been to Japan, Hong Kong, China, V... full info

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Jack & Jill

If Jack & Jill aren't careful, they'll never grow up to be as happy as George and Betty :-)

Mad Hatter's Tea Party

I think there might be more than one Mad Hatter in this photo!

Waterfall

Margaret and Jude check out the views from the tiered waterfall in the Hunter Valley Gardens.

Sniff This!

Jude inspects a giant flower shortly before reading the sign that says all parts of this plant are poisonous!

On the Rocks

When Jude said she wanted a drink on the rocks, a swampy lake and a big stone wasn't quite what she had in mind!

Lilypads

So many lilypads and not a frog in sight!

Pamper Me

Lydia and Margaret wait for a free Mothers Day pampering session in the Japanese pagoda.

Konichiwa Kev

My uncle Kev in the Japanese gardens.

Jish's New Girl

Look out George, I think Jish might be trying to steal your girl!

Mini Makeover

My aunti Margaret gets treated to a mini makeover.

Sit!

Dogs will do just abotu anything for food - even sit for a photo! This is Frodo who is Lydia and David's dog.

Jump for Joy

She might be 83 but my nan still has bags of energy!

Hunter Valley House

Kev and Sharmilla strike their best poses in the kitchen of the Hunter Valley House.

Cheese!

How's that for a cheeky face, Akasha?

Mum & Son

Danny gives his mum Magaret a big hug on Mother's Day.

Go Girls

Jude and Sharmilla (Danny's partner) are girls not to be messed with!

24th May 2010

anonymous
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You have a wonderful way of telling a story! Your blog brought it all back and made me smile. Just a small correction The Hunter Valley is not in the Blue Mountains. It near Newcastle. We had a home in the blue mountains as well as the Hunter. love you lots Margaret and Kev xxxxx

24th May 2010

anonymous
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mum and george loved it. that Margaret sounds like a baddy Margaret

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