I started by taking her to the Barossa Reservoir Dam, better known as the Whispering Wall. If you stand on one end, and your friend stands on the other, you can whisper and still hear each other when the same distance over any other space it would be hard to hear them yelling at the top of their voice. Stephanie, I think, was a little skeptical but really impressed once she'd tried it.
Our next stop was Jacob's Creek, which is a must-see for anyone who's never been there. Not only is it one of Australia's most famous wines, if not the most famous, but it is a really nice winery. It was Stephanie's first time trying wine. She tried 3 here and by the end was feeling a little more relaxed... first time drinking wine's a bit like that. :-P
Our next stop was Peter Lehmans, which is my personal favourite. She tried one more wine here, which she really enjoyed. A suavignon blanc I think... And then we had lunch. The platters here are delicious, as Grandpa taught me on his last trip. But we both got VERY full and when we finished practically had to roll back to the car.
Now Stephanie had had enough of wine, which was a pity as there are so many nice wineries we didn't get to see. I took her to Maggie Beers next and after sampling some of the pastes and jams and sauces we saw the verjuice cooking demonstration. It was the mushrooms again, but they tasted a lot different to last time - different chef I guess. They were still very yummy.
After Maggie's it was already getting well into the afternoon. But we kept on going! I took her to a conservation park so that we could try and spot some kangaroos in the wild. We went on a half hour walk and the scenery was beautiful, very Australian, but we didn't see any kangaroos! Every other time I've been there there'd been kangaroos but I guess we were just very unlucky. The birdlife was still impressive.
Our last stop was Mengler's Hill, which we took the scenic drive to reach. It is very dry, especially in South Australia, but it was still pretty. Mengler's Hill has a great view over the Barossa Valley and of course it also has the sculpture garden. Stephanie took lots of photos and loved the Eagle sculpture.
Those who read my blog, and of course Grandpa, will think those last two photos look a little familiar. :-P
So that was our very long very tiring day at the Barossa Valley. Despite having sore feet the next day, Stephanie assured me that she had a very good time. Which is all that matters. :-)
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Glad you had such a good time in the Valley. It brought memories back of yje visitwe did together in November.
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