Dave’s Aussie Confluence Adventure.
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During our trip to the Ocean Road we stopped at the Mornington Peninsula wine country. That area is best known for its’ Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and has about 50 different wineries.
When we were trying to pick out which one to go to, I wanted one that was a true Oz winery. A winery that did not export and thus had no outside influences.
Willow Creek fit the bill. It is a vineyard of 28 acres. All the grapes grown there are made into wine on site (Estate Wine). They do bring in other vineyard’s grapes to process as well.They had about 14 different Estate bottles in the tasting room, in which we did try them all. All were good, but it was no surprise that the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were the best.
Only the tasting room and restaurants were open to the general public. The wine making area was not accessible. That means to Darren that we must have a personal tour anyway, which we did.
When we were trying to pick out which one to go to, I wanted one that was a true Oz winery. A winery that did not export and thus had no outside influences.
Willow Creek fit the bill. It is a vineyard of 28 acres. All the grapes grown there are made into wine on site (Estate Wine). They do bring in other vineyard’s grapes to process as well.They had about 14 different Estate bottles in the tasting room, in which we did try them all. All were good, but it was no surprise that the Chardonnay and Pinot Noir were the best.
Only the tasting room and restaurants were open to the general public. The wine making area was not accessible. That means to Darren that we must have a personal tour anyway, which we did.
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Dave: A delightful journey. Thanks for including us in your tour.
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Hi Frank, seemed like everybody in Melbourne came to Safety Beach for the holidays. The marina is coming along nicely, it's a pity I'm only a million short of living there. Hopefully we can all meet up soon.
Dave, I've lived and played on the Mornington Peninsula all my life and it is a great part of the world. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
Dave, I've lived and played on the Mornington Peninsula all my life and it is a great part of the world. I'm glad you enjoyed it.
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Next installment
One night we stayed by the Otway National Park
"This park represents all that is special about the Otways: the tall wet forests, ancient rainforests, the drier forests of the inland slopes and the very diverse heathlands and woodlands, fringed by a spectacularly rugged coastline and studded with some of Victoria's most striking waterfalls and other attractions."
We did see koalas and wallabies in the wild.
The Bed and breakfast that we stayed out was rustic but yet had top notch accommodations. The rooms were huge with 14’ high ceilings. Our room had French doors that opened out to an outdoor common porch.
Here is the view from our dinner table at sunset. The valley was surrounded by rolling wooded foot hills, as far as the eye could see, not to many signs of humans.
We stayed at our table well into the night. It was strange seeing the ultra bright stars from the Southern Hemisphere for the first time. With no light pollution, it was quite vivid.
It was so quiet out there. There were other guest trying sleep close by and we were up late making so much noise on the outside porch. I asked Darren if we were breaking B&B etiquette. Perhaps we should turn in I said. Of course Darren being so sensitive, turned to me and said “pi$$ off mate, I paid for my room”.
Ahh good times
One night we stayed by the Otway National Park
"This park represents all that is special about the Otways: the tall wet forests, ancient rainforests, the drier forests of the inland slopes and the very diverse heathlands and woodlands, fringed by a spectacularly rugged coastline and studded with some of Victoria's most striking waterfalls and other attractions."
We did see koalas and wallabies in the wild.
The Bed and breakfast that we stayed out was rustic but yet had top notch accommodations. The rooms were huge with 14’ high ceilings. Our room had French doors that opened out to an outdoor common porch.
Here is the view from our dinner table at sunset. The valley was surrounded by rolling wooded foot hills, as far as the eye could see, not to many signs of humans.
We stayed at our table well into the night. It was strange seeing the ultra bright stars from the Southern Hemisphere for the first time. With no light pollution, it was quite vivid.
It was so quiet out there. There were other guest trying sleep close by and we were up late making so much noise on the outside porch. I asked Darren if we were breaking B&B etiquette. Perhaps we should turn in I said. Of course Darren being so sensitive, turned to me and said “pi$$ off mate, I paid for my room”.
Ahh good times