Tuesday, June 10, 2014

Hunter Valley Wine Country - June 10-11


After Drew arrived, we checked out of our hotel in Sydney, rented a car and headed northeast to the wine country. Den drove and kept asking if we were there yet. Took about 2 hours. Even though they call their roads highways, they aren't what we think of as major roads.  The road out of Sydney was stoplight after stoplight. Remember Rt 322. It used to go through all the small towns. Was nice seeing the different countryside and towns though. Once we got on the Pacific Highway, we made better time. It was a two-lanes divided.  I think top speed was 100 or 110 km though,  road was still twisty and turns like West Virginia.  

This area reminds me of the Finger Lakes area. Winery after winery.  The little town of Cessnock is where we're staying at the Hunter Valley Motor Inn. Although, in the states, we won't see Roos right along the highway. 



In between tasting wines, olives and cheese, we saw lots of Roos.  This one is for you, Kylynn.
Miriam, what kind of plant is this?  The flower was as tall as Drew. Erin, notice that Totoro is there for you. 

We were lucky enough to have sun most of today so we had a beautiful and very colorful sunset. 





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