Photos - Our cabin at Piermont Retreat - Swansea
Jon, Rellie and Mike at Pipers Brook Winery
Josef Chromy Winery where we did lunch! great pies!
A work trip visiting wineries in Tassy with John and Rellie was a hoot. Flying into Launceston we drove too Tamar Ridge winery, where Rellie and I kept ourselves amused tasting at the cellar door while the boys had a meeting.
We then drove on to the cute and famous Joseph Chromy winery in relbia where we had a great lunch at the cellar door. The afternoon saw us in Pipers Brook where they make all the 9th island wine, more tasting and laughs.
We stayed in town at the Clarion City Park Grand Hotel
which was superb. The best treat was dinner Still Water River Cafe Restaurant which served possibly the best Japanese inspired food I have ever tasted. Good wine list too!
The next day we drove along the east coast, stopped in Bicheno and stayed in a stone cabin at the Piermont Retreat http://www.piermont.com.au/display.asp?entityid=1451
near Swansea, very cosey right on the beach. It was pissing with rain and really stormy so we had the fire blazing (no help from me) and cooked a lamb roast and drank loads of red wine! Bloody lovely!
Following day we were lucky not to be flooded in to accom and coast but made it through to Hobart where we took up digs at the famous Henry Jones Art Hotel
We had a meal with our mates Sludge and Mrs Sludge at the drunken sailor which was fun and friendly.
Next day we flew out to Perth and came home where I stayed for whole 4 weeks! loved it. I threw in the Mandurah Boat Show 10 and 11 October where I worked for Fountaine Pajot again selling yachts where we again got a few away.
We took off on 23 October bound for Hamilton Island and a big sail from Melbourne to Tassy - see above post for details.
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