Swan Valley

We were taken on a lovely drive around Swan Valley by Sharon (one half of our hosts for the first half of our few days in Perth). Although there had been some rain early in the morning by the time we set off at the rather civilised hour of 12 pm, it had stopped and turned into a warm and sunny afternoon.

It did indeed include wine, chocolate and, rather unexpectedly, nougat - how could we not drop into the World of Nougat? Goodies were purchased at each stop and now we have to work out how to get them home.

A rather nice dessert wine was purchased from the Lancaster winery, several purchases from the Margaret River Chocolate Shop (not all of them chocolate - my human was very taken with the Onion and Thyme marmalade) and a relatively small purchase from the World of Nougat.

We were also shown the venues for Sharon's daughter, Leonie's, wedding and reception.

Oh, and we were also shown where Hank Marvin used to live (he's moved to South Perth now) and his old place is now a B&B!

At the end of our Swan Valley tour, we were dropped off at residence for our final few days in Australia. So a big thank you to Sharon and Alan for their hospitality since last Wednesday - *waves* to Sharon and Alan - it was great to catch up with you again and hopefully it won't be too long before we see each other again.

We're now staying with Tracy and Steve and have a rather full programme for our final few days - but hopefully no early starts!

Posted: 14/07/06 4.35 pm