So.... We got up, had brekky, came back, rested, went back up and had lunch. Came back and rested. Tom went for a bike ride, then a swim. My left leg still hurts from getting in and out of the safari truck last night. The staff are really interesting, so many nationalities! We've come across people from England, Scotland, Germany, France, New Zealand and USA, as well as Aussies. One girl came from Bathurst property, and one guy came from Portland! He was telling ...

An electric buggy picked us up and delivered us to the homestead where we had breakfast. We saw the Sydney couple who said the nocturnal tour was wonderful, so we've booked to go on that tonight. Breakfast was a choice of a continental buffet, and/or something ordered fresh from the kitchen. Tom chose eggs Benedict and I had a dish featuring trout and quinoa, accompanied by the usual fresh fruit. The story was recounted to us, by Sophie from Sydney who drove our ...

So...... This morning we packed! The girls and their husbands/partners had given us a voucher for a regional long lunch at Hartley Valley so we left home at about 11.30am and headed out in heavy traffic. Ambermere Rose Inn is a former Cobb & Co Coach Inn and does meals specialising in food and matched wines from the local area. We started off with a large tasting platter full of cheeses, olives, bread, chorizo, ham, dried Muscat grapes, serve with sparkling w...