Showing posts with label Wine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Wine. Show all posts

3.1.12

Summer Holiday in SA

The day after boxing day was spent packing, packing for a five day adventure in South Australia camping at Aldinga Beach. We left very early in the morning on the 28th so we could make a few stops along the way. 


The first stop was the sink holes and blue lake in Mount Gambier, such a beautiful sight.




Next stop the winery's of Penola & Coonawarra. We had some time to kill before the cellar doors opened so we checked out the Mary MacKillop historic buildings.


We stopped in at Hollick for lunch, such a treat, the food was amazing.


We finished the day with a drive along the coast checking out the local beaches we'd soon be enjoying.


Day two we were off nice and early, heading into the McLaren Vale tourist center to map out our route for the day. We went to four winery's and one brewery with a stop for lunch in the middle.

Day three we made the trip to Victor Harbour for the day, we walked along the bridge to Granite island to visit some very cute little penguins.

 New years eve, off to the Farmers Market in Willunga to get some fresh produce for a New Years feast.


Our last day/night was mostly spent at the beach, it was such a beautiful spot, not to crowded and had the most beautiful coloured pebbles all along the sand.


 The drive home was made a little more interesting with a stop for brunch in Hahndorf. 

We had such a fantastic time it was so nice to really make the most of my time off and bring in the New Year relaxed and Happy.



14.12.11

Weekend Indulgence


Thus past weekend i was treated to a day of indulgence by my lovely boyfriend. After dining out for breakfast, which is tradition for Saturday mornings, we headed out to Port Fairy to checkout the chocolate shop Slitti. It was incredible, we shared the tasting plate and boy was that a treat, the most delicious chocolate I've ever come across. 
On our way home from Port Fairy we stopped into the local winery Rowans Lane and did a full tasting and Jason even bought me my favourite, the sparkling Pinot Noir mmmmm yumi!
We were the only ones there at the time so we got extra special attention and found out about the building which i absolutely love the design of.