THE HONEYMOONERS

Everyone knows that Bradley is huge Dolphin fan, so when he found out the first game of the season was on ESPN last Friday he made it our mission to watch the game somewhere in Sydney. This isn't an easy feat to accomplish. First we walked around to a few bars, but most of them didn't get the channel or just didn't want to watch it. Then we remembered the luxurious Marriot executive lounge that we had been enjoying while his parents were visiting. So after some strategizing and acting (because we checked out the day before) we made it up to the 30th floor and quickly took over the large flat screen telly (TV) and turned on the game. So now not only did we have the game but we had unlimited snacks, a comfy couch, and even some great views. Two other couples joined us, 2 Americans also on their Honeymoon and a couple from England. Needless to say it was a great afternoon.

The next day we packed up and caught a bus to Australia's Wine Country, Hunter Valley. It was only about a 2 hour journey and it was pouring rain, the second day of straight rain. We splurged a little on our Hotel and stayed right on a vineyard called Hunter Valley Resort. It was unbelievable! Our room was basically a log cabin overlooking the vineyards. It continued to rain the whole time that we were there but definitely didn't put a damper on our trip at all. Our first day, we took a full day wine tasting tour. The bus picked us up at 9 AM and didn't bring us back until 5! We visited about 7 wineries in all and were pretty "happy" by the time we got back. That evening we were walking around our resort and stopped dead in our tracks for a humongous kangaroo! It was unbelievable! We have seen many of them in zoo's and often from distances but this was the real deal. The excitement quickly turned to fear though since we both know they can be extremely dangerous, so we continued walking. The next day we signed up for "wine school," a two hour course given by our resort. We put on hardhats and walked around the machines, then tasted 4 whites and 4 reds and discussed them each. We loved everything we did at "The Hunter" and even sent home 2 bottles of wine that we hope to drink on our 5th anniversary. Hunter Valley will always be an amazing memory for us!