Hunter Valley: Day 18

Today we were travelling to the Hunter Valley a few hundred km’s south. It might not need explaining but this one of the most famous wine regions in Australia – so I was quite excited!

After a long journey we arrived in Pokolbin, near Cessnock, regarded as the centre of the Hunter Valley wine region. The area hosts familiar names such as Lindemans and also more obscure boutique wine makers such as Cockfighter’s Ghost.

We stayed at Peppers Guest House perched on top of a hill and with a view of the Valley around similar to that of Tuscany. The main reason people visit is to eat food and drink wine.

The hotel itself has a very good restaurant. The kids were well looked after and ate on the terrace outside as the sun went down. Oh and just before that we had come our closest yet to kangaroos as we stood only a few metres away from a family as they grazed on grass at dusk.
Once we had got the kids to bed Katy and I ordered room service – I know what a luxury – but really apart from a bag of crisps in bed we had no other choice. The food was incredible so well worth the stop off in the area. We drank a very good Chardonnay from Scarborough Estate and then went to bed.