Another day, and when you’re staying in Hunter Valley it’s a chance to try another glass of vino ….

After Andy’s 10km run was completed and we’d had breakfast watching cyclone Alfred be downgraded to a tropical storm, we decided to go for a short hike up to Mount View and stop at Pokolbin Lookout.

We wandered along a hiking trail for a couple of km, before retiring to Hunter Valley Gardens.

Spanning 14 hectares, the Hunter Valley Gardens feature ten individually themed gardens connected by over 8 kilometers of walking paths. We covered off about 1km which took us to our coffee stop and then on to the lake for a spot of aqua golf!

Off to play golf together. Aqua style which was new to the both of us.

With out golf skills proving to be of limited value, we returned to what we do best and made our way to the Ivanhoe Winery where we were served by Sunderland talking Aussie who regaled us with his 1980’s style humour and parody.

With wine tasting only 10 dollars a head we tucked into 8 different wines and enjoyed the best wines and scenery all for less than the price of a coffee in the UK!

After drinks at the Ivanhoe winery we moved on to Brokenwood Wines and finally our favourite, Tamburlaine Organic Wines where wine tasting was complimentary and we indulged in over 8-9 wines thanks to the help and hospitality of a friendly young Australian who’d only been working at the winery for a few months.

It’s been a wonderful day trying countless wines together and sharing more happy moments that we will cherish forever. So good to have had the opportunity to revisit Hunter Valley after our last visit some 17yrs ago.

Tomorrow we move on again, ebbing ever closer to Sydney with a stop at Narrabeen for a couple of nights in the Northern Beaches.