Nuriootpa

Tuesday 22 March - We got off to a sluggish start today but managed to cover a fair area. We headed off to Angaston to the Angus Fruit factory, after testing a few of the dried fruits we purchased some dried peaches that are yummy and some dark chocolate orange balls, John and I ate one each and then I got the guilts and said we should put them away for Kylie as she would really love them, so fingers crossed Kylie that they make it home. Then we headed to Lyndoch another town further south of Tanunda and called into this beautiful cottage full of patchwork fabrics that went forever, she had some many rooms full of fabrics but I refrained from purchasing any.
After that we went to Maggie Beers for lunch it was so delicious, I had a picnic basket of duck pate with couscous, pickles and fresh mini bread loves with a lovely white wine that is from Maggie's husbands vineyard. Then off to a couple more wineries which included Jacobs Creek that is huge. The grape fields went forever and the wine was sooo nice, so feeling very relaxed we went to this beautiful nursery to admire all the rose plants. The roses grow like weeds over here you just can't believe how many every one have in their yards and the standard roses along their pathways leading to the beautiful old homes are just unbelievable, we are so envious of them all. John has been pinching all the old dead buds hoping to germinate the seeds. I have heard that an expert down here does that but sometimes you can plant hundreds and have a return of about 2, but if it keeps him busy that's fine.

Monday 21 March - We arrived in Nuriootpa in one of the prettiest caravan parks I have seen, it was very impressive. The trip here was another story though, the roads are unbelievable they are so bumpy with dips all over the place, I don't think they have done maintenance on their roads for years.
The caravan right next to us has a lovely couple (John and Rose) who happen to live in Burleigh, it is amazing how many people we have run into that live near us or where we lived in Wollongong, small world. Anyway we set up and went for a drive into Tanunda which is the next town down from us that is quaint with lots of old shops in it. On our way back we decided to go to Penfolds for some wine tasting which was nice. We purchased a couple of wines and another port and headed back to camp.