Introduction to the Hunter Valley
"Spectacular Cloud Formation in Hunter Valley"
Ok, so this picture could be anywhere in Australia... or anywhere in the world, for that matter. I just know that I took it from the coach window near Cessnock coming from the Hunter Valley.
I have been up to the Hunter Valley a couple of times, the first time being on a day's coach tour. It was an interesting way to taste some of the wines and not worry about driving.
"Visiting the Wineries"
We stopped at about 4 of the wineries, including Windham Estate - just one of their properties, and where we had a lovely lunch. We did some tasting here. Unfortunately, I have a reaction to red wine, so missed out on about 1/2 of the tour. I don't remember the other wineries, but I really enjoyed our stop at McGuigan's Winery and their Hunter Valley Cheese Company. I returned there again with my friend and we enjoyed sitting out on the covered deck with a plate of cheeses & biscuits, and some nice Chardonnay, and bottled water (I did the return drive home, so needed to be very sober, my first drive in Oz!)


garden view
Dumbo the Elephant
Jack and Jill
Another view of the waterfall