After a long morning, Jessie came up to Hazelbrook and picked us up. She and Pete are going to the northern beaches for a party so we were so pleased to be offered a lift to Circular Quay. Entering the ship was very easy, the whole process streamlined, although might have been easier due to the walking stick - we were ushered through. Our room is as we would expect, although lacking a few amenities we're accustomed to. There are no dressing gowns (which we planne...

This morning we went up to brekky, to find the top management team leaving. We put in our breakfast order and then a lovely staff member brought out some sparkling orange juice to celebrate Tom's birthday. We returned to our villa, packed and reluctantly left. We have been made to feel like special people, we were wrapped in a cocoon and nurtured from the moment we drove through the front gate. It has been blissful.

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...