Roadtrip #1
If you can’t make it inland to the famous Hunter Valley, hire a car in Byron Shire and head northwest to Tenterfield and Stanthorpe. There, you’ll find “heaps” of wineries, from the boutique Kurrajong Downs (try the Semillon along with the smoked trout salad for lunch) to the larger, family-owned and operated Ballandean Estates (the wine isn’t stellar, but the tour with the Dad is worth the trip). Just down the road from Kurrajong Downs, the Doctor’s Nose features a wine tasting on the owner’s front porch and a kangaroo off-roading adventure with Peter. Indeed, the region offers a variety of winery experiences. Plus, you’ll have opportunity to master your Australian driving skills while keeping an eye out for speed cameras (fines double during the holidays) as well as wallabies. To keep you awake for the three hour drive, country western and reggae stations abound and “Driver Reviver” stations offer free coffee every thirty minutes. Happy trails – Elizabeth
Tags: driving, Elizabeth, Tenterfield, Travel, winery
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