The Hunter Valley - Wine Country

Trip Start Nov 12, 2008

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Flag of Australia Hunter Valley, New South Wales, Australia
Tuesday, February 10, 2009

blog to come... hope you enjoy the pictures.. We also have two video's from the hot air balloon ride and the flying lesson!

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Fruit Picking - lunch time	Our hostel!	Hostel veranda, tent village on the left!	Suzie relaxing at our chilling spot!
Stanley red goon - $13, 4 litres, bargain	Our back garden!	Horses in our 'back garden'	Bird in our 'back garden'
Chubby on the barbie	wedges on the barbie!!	The Goon Mobile!!!	Sunset
Wine tasting at Rosemount	Rosemount/Lindemen Winery	Rosemount/Lindemen Winery	Sunrise during grape picking
Rosemount/Lindemen Winery	Hanging Tree Winery	Hanging Tree Winery	Vineyard
Hanging Tree winery View	Savannah Estate Winery	Wines & musket we bought on first wine tour	Chocolate Koala from The Chocolat Shop
Sunset from our drinking spot	Suzie glamming up Potters Brewery	Feeling full after a juicy steak @ Potters Brewery	Potters Brewery - 6 Beer Paddle
Potters Brewery - Tasting, Which one to try first?	Alcoholic ginger beer - veerrry niceee!!	Petersens Champagne House	Spending money at the champagne house
Suz in her oils at the chocolate factory	Hungerford Hill Winery - Bought some nice sweetlip	Draytons Winery	Smelly cheese shop
Our tent when we joined the tent village	Sunset at the hostel	Sunrise at the hostel	Half a cow on the barbie
Ping pong and darts in the Bar at the hostel	Rhys 'The Power' Kettlety	Marcus and Eric playing some ping pong	Australia Day - Volleyball Team UK
Australia Day - Volleyball - Team Svenska	Australia Day - Volleyball - Team Germany	Australia Day - Volleyball - Svenska Vs UK	Australia Day - Volley ball
Australia Day - Volleyball - Svenska Vs UK	Volleyball	Volleyball	Oz Day - Volleyball - Svenska Vs Rest of the World
Australia Day - Volley ball	Australia Day - Big J, Tim, Len, Mike & Drew	Australia Day - Sarah flattening Phill the kiwi	Australia Day - Craig and Sarah getting kinky
Australia Day - Ros and Sarah	Australia Day - Jon taking a goon shot	Australia Day - Jon feeling the goon shot	yet another nice sunset from the hostel
nice sky with aeroplane	Pool Comp - Michael the Hostel owner! top guy!	Pool Comp - Celebrations as J.Dibb wins :)	Pool Comp - Chris' sad face at losing in the final
Pool Comp - J.Dibbs presented with his prize	Pinot Noir Grapes, easy to pick	Lovedale vineyard - we picked it!	Chomping on the produce!
Suz picking grapes!	Me and big Jonas - Orange Crew massive!!	Rhys bucketing	Grape picking - Rhys Bucketing
Mikey showing that grape picking is dirty work	plane landing next to where we were picking grapes	Marco and his motor	The YHA Orange Hat Crew grape pickers @ lunch time
Everyone going back to work after lunch	Rhys snipping chris	Big up to Suz the grape picking machine	Everyone going back to work after lunch
The orange crew grape pickers	Orange crew taking a breather!	Grape picking - Rhys Bucketing	Grape picking - Rhys ''Bucket Action Shot''
Grape picking, sweating up	Some camp YMCA style pic - Taka, Rhys & Big Jonas	Rhys & Jon Vs. Little Jonas & Big Jonas!	Pool fights
Pool Fights - Jon & Rhys Vs 'The Jonas Tower'	Rhys & Jon downed by the jonas tower	Pool Fight - Rhys & Jon vs 'The Jonas Tower'	Pool Fight - Seb & Chris Vs Jon & Rhys
Pool Fight - Rhys & Jon vs 'The Jonas Tower'	Pool fight - All against all	Pool Fight - Seb & Chris Vs Jon & Rhys	Pool Fight - 'The Jonas Tower' Last men standing
Chilling in the pool after a hard day grape pickin	Bit of a camp shot of everyone!	Bad launch attempt	Rhys getting launched across the pool!!
Jon doing 'The Jon' - Poor Frontal Bomb	'Frontal bomb' splash	Jons impressive reverse dive	Rhys' Backflip - agility of a cat
Big jonas - getting ready for the 'Frontal Bomb!!'	Big jonas - 'Frontal Bomb!!'	Jon - getting ready for the 'Frontal Bomb!!'	Mike with a massive 'Frontal Bomb'
Rhys busting out some big air on the Frontal Bomb'	Suz in the Hope Estate Winery	Golden Grape Winery -'Dragon Breathe' - Chillshot!	Golden Grape Winery
Kevin Sobels Winery - Our favourite winery	Rhys - "Releasing the wines bouquet"	Inside Kevin Sobels, everything made from trees!	Suz always has a smile when she has wine!
Having a good wiff before the taste!	Hunter valley gardens, giant wine bottle!	Tasting inside the fancy Tintilla Winery	Lovely Bulldog in the Tintilla Winery
Lovely Bulldog in the Tintilla Winery	Tintilla tasting	Suzie tasting the musket in the Tintilla Winery	Suzie left her shoes lying around again!
The Bluetongue Brewery	The Bluetongue Brewery	Tasting Paddle @ The Bluetongue Brewery	Hot air balloon ride - 5:30am
Hot air balloons being set up	Our pilot inside the balloon	Setting up the hot air balloons	Hot air ballooning
Gassing up our balloon!	All the balloons setting off	Up up and away!	Up up and away!
everyone setting off before sunrise	hot air balloon	Turning up the heat	the balloon
the balloon	the balloon	Balloon views of hunter valley sunrise	Balloon views of hunter valley
Balloon views of hunter valley	Balloon views of hunter valley vine yard	Balloon views of hunter valley vine yard	Balloon views of hunter valley vine yards
Balloon views of hunter valley	Balloon views of hunter valley	Balloon views of hunter valley	Balloon views of hunter valley
Balloon views of hunter valley vine yards	Balloon views of hunter valley	Hot air ballon ride video!	Balloon views of hunter valley
Balloon views of hunter valley	Balloon views of hunter valley	Balloon views of hunter valley gardens	Balloon views of hunter valley
our reflection in the water below the balloon	kangaroos fighting below the balloon	more kangaroos we seen from the balloon	Balloon views of hunter valley
Balloon views of hunter valley	Balloon views of hunter valley	the balloon	the balloon landing
the balloon landing	the hot air balloon gang	the hot air balloon gang	Balloon ride landing
Balloon ride landing	champagne toast after ballooning	champagne toast after ballooning	champagne toast after ballooning
champagne toast after ballooning	champagne toast after ballooning	Rhys with pilot going for flying lesson	about to board the Cessna plane for flying lesson
about to board the Cessna plane for flying lesson	Rhys taking off in the Cessna aeroplane	Petersons champagne house	Hope estate winery
Red moon at night, shepherds delight	receiving a 'goon shot' from Jon	Big storm coming in	Suzie showing her strength
ball hold compo	Last night	Last night	Last night
Last night pizza time	Last night	Last night	Last night
Last night	Last night	Last night	Jon passed out covered in nutella.. or is it?
Last night sing along	Last night sing along	Last night	Last day storms!