2/4/2015
Taking some pain killers
in the evening, I had a good nights sleep.
Spending all day in bed,
reading, reading. Mainly Looptail and Meditations and doing the
statistics for March:
Sports activities carried
out (hikes, runs and bike rides):
hikes: 19.8km (3)
runs: 58.4km (9) @ average
4:40 min/km – all short runs though!
bike rides: 152.5km (3)
total sporty km: 230.7km
2807 km traveled in the
van in March (February 2997 km)
number of days on the
road: 31
Average km driven for one
km of activity (running + hiking): 2807/78.2= 35.9 (February 66.7)
Average km driven per day
of the trip in March 2015: 90.5 km (February: 272.4km)
With the recent injury to
my foot, I think won't be much happening in relation to sports in
April. Too bad, I was feeling really fit!
3/4/2015 + 4/4/2015
Staying in bed all day,
getting treated like a VIP patient by Kaye and her family. Thanks a
lot!
Done some more reading,
watching Footy (AFL), playing around on the computer and snoozing in
bed. The doctor said the better I rest the first few days, the better
the healing process will be.
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| Breakfast in bed |
Went to the Carriage Cafe in the afternoon with Kaye and some friends for a bit of fresh air and some sunshine. Beautiful place there.
5/4/2015
Trip to Heathcote with
Kaye
Kaye took it upon her to
drive up the 2 hours scenic drive to Heathcote – a small wine
region known for their Shiraz and a few other red varieties.
We visited:
McIvor Creek winery, they
are mainly known for their jams, preserves and marmelade and we
bought some as it was all organic and tasted nice
They have a great range of
wines and I had a lengthy chat with one of their winemakers. Think
we'll see a great 2015 vintage coming out next year in Victoria!
We went there by referral
of the owner of McIvor, and it was a great visit. Absolutely stunning
place and some amazing wines!
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| Munari - with their panther |
Went there by referral
from the wine maker at Heathcote Winery and had a fantastic tasting
there. The young female general manager gave me a great run down and
was entertaining a big group next to me as well. They are top notch
at their marketing! Awesome Shiraz!
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| The Hunter family owns the Sanguine Estate Winery and The Wine Hub |
They got 24 different
wines on tasting, using Enomatics. I focused on the Shiraz there and
only had a few samples as my taste buds were getting rather tired!
On the way back we took
another 'scenic' route, and were lucky a couple of times to evade
kangaroos that were crossing the road.
6/4/2015
Discovering the YarraValley after spending the whole morning in my 'office', the awesome
'The Storehouse' Coffee shop in Mount Evelyn. Caught up on about 30
private emails, updated the blog, checked flight options home and a
lot more.
Kaye was adamant that the
Yarra Valley produces better wines and has nicer wineries than
Heathcote – hence she had to drive me around to find out ;-)
The valley is beautiful in
autumn, but it was extremely busy as it was Easter Monday and hordes
of people came up from Melbourne to enjoy a bit of wine & food.
We visited the following
wineries:
St. Huberts a very old,
lovely small winery
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Domaine Chandon, owned by Moet &
Chandon, overcrowded with visitors, mainly people from Asia – we
left without tasting their produce as there were too many people at
the bar
Oakridge, a very modern
and stylish looking winery with some great wines
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| Beautiful autumn colours |
Yering Station, an awesome
looking place with a sensational 2010 Yarrabank Sparkling Cuvee
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| 2010 Yarrabank Cuvee - sensational |
and finished at DeBortoli. They have a massive operation and a huge tasting range. It's
very picturesque at their Cellar Door and Restaurant. They won a lot
for their “Noble One”, a Dessert Semillon from their vineyards in
New South Wales.
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| De Bortoli vineyards |
All up, I have to admit
that the wineries look awesome and the wines, mainly the Chardonnay,
Pinot Noirs and in some cases Cabernet Sauvignon were very yummy!
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