It was so nice to wake up in our luxurious Crowne Plaza Suite this morning. We cooked breakfast and had a family outing to the fitness center. We were all excited to get a good work out in. Ryan turned a rugby game on the TV and we spent a couple hours getting in a good work out. Over the past two days we kept passing this little sign for a zoo with an arrow pointing down a dirt road. We decided it would be fun to go check it out on our way back to Umina Beach. ...

Today started off with Lesley finding $50 and announcing that lunch was on her. Well, really it was on the poor sap that can't keep track of their money but either way, free lunch. Yeah! We figure that was a good sign of great day to come. We checked out of the semi run down Potter's Brewery and Spa Resort (blah) and checked into the very swanky Crowne Plaza Golf Resort next door. The manager came out to personally welcome us and to upgrade us to a two bedroom c...

We had so much fun today. We left Lesley's around 10 this morning and headed to The Hunter Valley. This valley is one of three major wine regions in Australia and is less than two hours from Lesley’s place. We got into the town of Cessnok just before noon and stopped at the Historic Royal Oak Hotel for lunch. We picked up some maps and brochures on the area and got some limited advice from our Server and off we went to explore. The First Vineyard we visit...