another glass? oh well i dont mind if i do

sitting in an airport hotel before we jet off to cairns tomorrow and i thought i would write a quick blog to update you on the last few days. its going to be quick mind as the internet here is bloomin expensive and i think we have free wifi in the apartment we will be staying in for the week so will write in more detail then. its also taking an age to upload photies so will need to post them later in the week.

the last couple of days have been spend in a kind of drunken haze as we have been touring the vineyards of the hunter valley. the sun finally shone for us and we found ourselves ala sideways touring the various winereies and drinking as much free beverages as possible (you can take the girl out of cumnock and all that) and boy was there a lot of free wine, not to mention olives, olive oil, cheese and chocolate, talk about food heaven. we didnt disgrace ourselves though even though we met a nice man from edinburgh who worked at one of the wineries and insisted on giving us large measures (he also gave us proper glass glasses and not plastic ones since we were from edinburgh and not glasgow, i didnt let on about my west coast roots.) our accomodation in the hunter valley was just immense, such an idyllic setting and with great food and more free wine and cheese, they also had a pet kangaroo called chloe who was and still is the first kangaroo we have seen.

the couple of days before that was spent in the blue mountains just north of sydney which were just amazing. i have some really good photies which i will hopefully post during the week. we saw so many wild cockatoos which was pretty amazing.

so anyway i had better go - we fly to cairns tomorrow so are up early, we have an apartment for 6 nights at trinity beach so it will be nice to catch our breath, eat some home cooked food and just generally chill at the beach.

Just want to say Big Happy birthday to Zoe who is 2 today - hope you have a brilliant day, we love you and miss you lots xx

anyway, i am off to sample some of the wine we bought yesterday - it helps me sleep, honest governor xxx