Orange
Since John and Meagan have visited us a couple of times, it seemed a good idea to visit them in Orange. We set off as soon as we were ready, just after 7:30, and stopped at the bakery in Springwood for breakfast. They didn't have any croissants or danishes, and when we asked they explained they'd come out so bad that day they'd had to throw them all away. So I had a french pudding and Graham had a berry frangipan tart.
We arrived at Orange around noon, and found our way easily to John's and Meagan's place using the GPS. After a light lunch they took us to the park at Lake Canobolas, where Louka chased ducks and wandered off to look at a family hitting a tennis ball with a cricket bat.
Then we went to Orange Mountain winery for some wine tasting. They had a huge range of wines, from shiraz to viognier to cherry brandy. They also had a little girl called Hayley, who was 10 days younger than Louka. She could walk nearly as well as Louka, but she was smaller and looked younger. She went and brought some of her toys to show Louka, and didn't complain when Louka took them from her. We bought a bottle of viognier and one of shiraz-viognier blend.
For dinner we went to another winery, La Colline. We ate outside beside a small lawn where Louka played when she'd had enough food. She charmed the woman serving us so much that she gave us a toy turtle that another baby had left behind.
Next day John cooked up a huge breakfast of sausages, eggs, tomatoes, capsicums, mushrooms and toast. We didn't feel like much lunch, but we found a pleasant café at the Botanical Gardens where we had a mezze plate to share. There were lots of toys there for Louka to play with, and she had great fun with the soccer ball.
Back at John's and Meagan's place we grabbed all our stuff and headed off so as to get home fairly early. The GPS took us by Bells Line of Road this time, and Louka slept till Bilpin. When she woke up we stopped for a comfort stop and for some apple pie.
We arrived at Orange around noon, and found our way easily to John's and Meagan's place using the GPS. After a light lunch they took us to the park at Lake Canobolas, where Louka chased ducks and wandered off to look at a family hitting a tennis ball with a cricket bat.
Then we went to Orange Mountain winery for some wine tasting. They had a huge range of wines, from shiraz to viognier to cherry brandy. They also had a little girl called Hayley, who was 10 days younger than Louka. She could walk nearly as well as Louka, but she was smaller and looked younger. She went and brought some of her toys to show Louka, and didn't complain when Louka took them from her. We bought a bottle of viognier and one of shiraz-viognier blend.
For dinner we went to another winery, La Colline. We ate outside beside a small lawn where Louka played when she'd had enough food. She charmed the woman serving us so much that she gave us a toy turtle that another baby had left behind.
Next day John cooked up a huge breakfast of sausages, eggs, tomatoes, capsicums, mushrooms and toast. We didn't feel like much lunch, but we found a pleasant café at the Botanical Gardens where we had a mezze plate to share. There were lots of toys there for Louka to play with, and she had great fun with the soccer ball.
Back at John's and Meagan's place we grabbed all our stuff and headed off so as to get home fairly early. The GPS took us by Bells Line of Road this time, and Louka slept till Bilpin. When she woke up we stopped for a comfort stop and for some apple pie.
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