Movember - Day 18

Movember update - here's the moustache on day 18:

Winos

We are winos. Here's our new liquor cabinet, with recent wine shop purchases, and the wines we brought back from the Hunter Valley:

Movember - Day 7

Movember update - here's the moustache on day 7:

Photos from 3-4 November Wine Tasting in the Hunter Valley

On 3 November, we rented a car with Kate and Stephane and drove to the Hunter Valley to do some wine tasting. Located in New South Wales, the drive was about 2.5 hours. On Wednesday, we went to Keith Tulloch Wine, Brokenwood Wines, McLeish Estate and Tamburlaine Organic Wines.

We checked into our motel, which was right on the Thalgara Estate vineyard in Polkobin, where we ended the lovely afternoon by sitting on the back porch and sharing a bottle of wine while we watched the birds - and a family of kangaroos in the distance. We met up with Stephane's friend, Tracy-Ann, who lives in Sydney, but they met years ago in Liege, Belgium. Then we all went out and had a really nice dinner at Muse Restaurant.

When we woke up the next morning, the kangaroos were closer to our hotel room, and Kate got a great photo.

On Thursday, we went to Mistletoe Wines, Arrowfield Estate and Hungerford Hill before we headed back home. In all, it was a great trip. I think Matthew and I ended up buying three reds (a Shiraz, a sparkling Shiraz and a Pinot Noir), a sparkling rosé, and two dessert wines (a Botrytis Semillon and a Muscat).

Here's the link to the rest of our photos from the wine tasting trip.

Photos from 2 November Visit to Taronga Zoo

On 2 November, M, Kate, Stephane and I went to the Taronga Zoo. My favorites were the giraffes having lunch and the free flight bird show.

Here's a link to the rest of our photos.

Movember Begins

Matthew and his co-workers are taking part in Movember, a charity event where men grown moustaches during the month of November to raise funds and awareness for men’s health.

Here's Matthew's moustache on Day One:

Photos from the Beginning of Kate and Stephane's Visit

Here are some photos from the beginning of Kate and Stephane's visit to Sydney - a trip to the Opera House, and to the Lord Nelson Pub and the Belgian Beer Cafe.