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The Holiday We Didn’t Have

March 2, 2023 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 31 Comments

Bill and I were expecting to spend the first week of February (2023) on the 18-cabin riverboat Proud Mary out of Murray Bridge in South Australia. We were to spend five nights cruising upstream to Blanchetown (SA) and back, with daily excursions. Here's the itinerary if you are tempted. Proud Mary on the Murray River, … Continue reading The Holiday We Didn’t Have

Chateau Elan at The Vintage, Hunter Valley

April 24, 2022 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 23 Comments

It was well over twelve months ago that we had purchased a Luxury Escapes discount voucher for two nights at the Chateau Elan at The Vintage (Golf Club). It was intended as a birthday celebration for Bill, and in our naivety we were thinking that Covid19 lockdowns would be a thing of the past by … Continue reading Chateau Elan at The Vintage, Hunter Valley

Hunter Valley Gardens – Part 2

April 23, 2022 / Garrulous Gwendoline / 23 Comments

For those who missed Part 1 of this tour you can find it here. My previous post left us at The Sunken Garden (5). From here we followed the meandering path uphill, past children's rides which are active during school holidays and other special occasions, and continued into the garden that is designed specifically with … Continue reading Hunter Valley Gardens – Part 2

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