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
Hunter Valley Resort
They brew Blue Tongue beer here too!
Winery tour (the hard hat is for when you fall over after the tasting)
...where's the beer???
the winery produces 7 million litres of wine a year
it wasn't the cleanest or tidiest of places
skins, pips and stalks after the juice has been extracted
cooling pipes
it's cold in here!
wine waiting for bottling. bulk delivery
Tempus 2 Winery
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.
Pierces Pass Lookout
St Georges Church - Mount Wilson
Mount Wilson
Cathedral Reserve
Du Faurs Rocks
Govetts Leap
Three Sisters - Echo Point
The Three Sisters
We spent the night at Leura
Laurie raring to go in the morning.....
Wentworth Falls - hey watch me dip my camera in the water!!
Wentworth Falls
Gene Bear helps Laurie photograph the falls