Australia 2004

All images © Laurie & Kairen Wilson 2004

 


 

 

Hunter Valley & Blue Mountains

A couple of days in the Hunter Valley and a night staying at a winery meant that Laurie had to sample some of Australia's finest wines just to make sure they were keeping up the standards

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Hunter Valley Resort

 

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They brew Blue Tongue beer here too!

 

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Winery tour (the hard hat is for when you fall over after the tasting)

 

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...where's the beer???

 

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the winery produces 7 million litres of wine a year

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it wasn't the cleanest or tidiest of places

 

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skins, pips and stalks after the juice has been extracted

 

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cooling pipes

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it's cold in here!

 

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wine waiting for bottling. bulk delivery

 

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Tempus 2 Winery

 

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Blue Mountains

This is the wilderness getaway for Sydney.  Just 65kms from the city, it was once an impenetrable barrier to the early settlers wanting to move inland .  It took 25 years for someone to find a passage through.

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Pierces Pass Lookout

 

 

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St Georges Church - Mount Wilson

 

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Mount Wilson

 

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Cathedral Reserve

 

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Du Faurs Rocks

 

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Govetts Leap

 

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Three Sisters - Echo Point

 

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The Three Sisters

 

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We spent the night at Leura

 

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Laurie raring to go in the morning.....

 

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Wentworth Falls - hey watch me dip my camera in the water!!

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Wentworth Falls

 

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Gene Bear helps Laurie photograph the falls

 



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