Margaret River Holiday
19/12/05 23:33
Good evening,
Late November was spent on a week's R&R in Western Australia, catching up with friends in Perth and a few days down in Margaret River.
Perth continues to be a wonderful city to visit, and I am sure, to live in. The sun, surf, beaches and gardens are all wonderful places to explore or just hang out. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to tackle some of the great WA golf courses. You have to leave something to come back for.
Speaking of that, the Margaret River (MR) piece was fabulous. Got to see some 15 or so wineries and have about 100 more to visit next time! What a relaxing place. The people in the town were very friendly, the roads wide were smooth and by Victoria standards, empty, the food was excellent and the wines somewhere between good and superb!
Voyager Estate Winery (Margaret River, WA 2005)
Highlights were anything from Voyager Estate, Arlewood chardonnay, the Leeuwin Estate sparkling. Stella Bella Tempranillo, and the Redbrook chardonnay from Evans & Tate.
Lots of other things to do like: walk through the tall karri trees (The Four Aces) - tick; cave exploring (Mammoth Cave) - tick; Sightseeing (Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse) - tick; local produce (Margaret River Chocolate Factory!) - tick; and much more.
What would I change? Well, they could use daylight saving time as it gets light VERY early in the morning, and apparently after dark the kangaroos and emus make night driving a bit hazardous.
Greg & Robin @ Winos Restaurant (Margaret River WA, 2005)
Margaret River is absoutely worth a visit if you haven't been, IMHO.
Bye for now and Merry Christmas to all from BomberBoy!
Late November was spent on a week's R&R in Western Australia, catching up with friends in Perth and a few days down in Margaret River.
Perth continues to be a wonderful city to visit, and I am sure, to live in. The sun, surf, beaches and gardens are all wonderful places to explore or just hang out. Unfortunately, I didn't get a chance to tackle some of the great WA golf courses. You have to leave something to come back for.
Speaking of that, the Margaret River (MR) piece was fabulous. Got to see some 15 or so wineries and have about 100 more to visit next time! What a relaxing place. The people in the town were very friendly, the roads wide were smooth and by Victoria standards, empty, the food was excellent and the wines somewhere between good and superb!
Voyager Estate Winery (Margaret River, WA 2005)
Highlights were anything from Voyager Estate, Arlewood chardonnay, the Leeuwin Estate sparkling. Stella Bella Tempranillo, and the Redbrook chardonnay from Evans & Tate.
Lots of other things to do like: walk through the tall karri trees (The Four Aces) - tick; cave exploring (Mammoth Cave) - tick; Sightseeing (Cape Leeuwin Lighthouse) - tick; local produce (Margaret River Chocolate Factory!) - tick; and much more.
What would I change? Well, they could use daylight saving time as it gets light VERY early in the morning, and apparently after dark the kangaroos and emus make night driving a bit hazardous.
Greg & Robin @ Winos Restaurant (Margaret River WA, 2005)
Margaret River is absoutely worth a visit if you haven't been, IMHO.
Bye for now and Merry Christmas to all from BomberBoy!