Sunday was the only day of our vacation that we had planned slightly in advance. When we got in on Thursday and knew the duty schedule, we booked a private wine tour of the Swan Valley. Swan Valley is located about 25 km NW of Perth and is known for its boutique wineries. This means that most of the wineries produce less than 10,000 liters and only sell directly from their tasting sheds. They do not sell their wines to bottle shops.The twelve of us staying at our hotel as well as two of our bachelors came on the tour. We took a bus to 3 wineries and had lunch at one of them, visited a chocolate shop and then took a cruise down the Swan River back to Perth. We lucked out and had perfect weather for our wine excursion. At one point, Glenn looked out from our table at lunch over the fields of vines and said, "This isn't awful at all." I think he was right. It was my favorite day in Australia.
This is where we had lunch at Oakover Wines. We ate out on the terrace and drank wine and had some good food. I could have sat there every day for lunch and been very happy.
At Lancaster wines and Jarrah Wines we got to taste some amazing cheese as well. All locally made in WA. If you know Glenn at all, you know he was very happy about this. My man loves him some cheese! We bought some and I sent it back on the ship with Glenn. I'm sure he's enjoying it- a little piece of heaven in a big metal box. :)
On the boat cruise back to downtown Perth. What a wonderful day in Western Australia!
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