Wine Tour

Bluey's Beach and Hunter Valley

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April 8th 2008
4th March - 9 March A few weeks ago we took a few days off work for a long weekend with Alison. I was picked up at work on Tuesday and we drove up to the Hunter Valley. The place we were staying was very nice and had a few vines in our backyard---although I think the grapes were past their prime! On Wednesday morning we took it easy and did a wine tour around lunchtime. Then we spent the r ... read more

Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Hunter Valley

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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