Hunter Valley Wine Tasting Trip

Helen organised for us to head off to the Hunter Valley for a wine tasting trip with a bit of sight seeing on the side.

We meet early in the morning. We meet to head of to the hunter valley. Unexpectedly we get a very nice bus, easily the nicest bus I have ever used.

Hunter Valley Bus Trip

On the way there is a little drama when the bus is hit by a truck as we are stopped at the lights on Mona Vale Road, heading north, at Epping Road. We continue on to the Warnervale Service Stop to have a rest break.

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Leaving the freeway we head along the New England Highway to Maitland.

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We now stop at maitland jail. I find the whole deal too gruesome and want to leave. I think that the behaviour of the authorities is disgraceful and the inmates worse.

Maitland Gaol
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We head off to Morpeth for to see the historic buildings and taste the foods.

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We stopped for the night in Newcastle as this provided cheaper accommodation than the Hunter Valley. We had a nice meal in the travellodge’s restaurant and wandered around the next morning taking photos.

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We head from Newcastle to Pokolbin

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We visit three wineries in the Hunter Valley.

Wine and Chese Tasting
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Strangely I have not posted any photos of the trip home. Unlike the trip up, it was uneventful.

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