Australia
Traveling day
Saturday, April 15, 2006
An early morning wake-up call ended a too short night’s sleep (although neither of us slept well -maybe pre-Japan nerves) and then off in the dark to the airport. An easy checkin and then time in
Adelaide
Friday, April 14, 2006
Having done our two days of obligatory wine tasting, we needed to use the morning to regroup (do laundry and pack) before our flight to Sydney. When we went outside we found that it was drizzling
Barossa Valley
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Up early and after a brief breakfast we headed to the Barossa Valley - Australia’s equivalent of Napa Valley. It is 76 km North of Adelaide or about an hour and 10 minutes thru the light morning
McLaren Vale day
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
We felt we owed it to our readers to spend our two days in Adelaide checking out the local wine growing areas. Therefore after a light breakfast at the hotel, we headed South to the historic
The Grampians
Tuesday, April 11, 2006
Woke up to a sunny day in Halls Gap. Walked over to the breakfast room and the kangaroos were still out in the field. After breakfast we drove up to the Boroka and Reed Lookouts before going on to
East and South Coast Areas: Port Stephens, Hunter Valley, Sydney, Blue Mountains, Melbourne, the drive to Adelaide, Barossa and McLaren-Vale. Click on the Australia Photos links above to see more photos from these locations.