Today we headed over to Waiheke Island with Darryl and Alistair to help them celebrate their wedding anniversary. The ferry journey gave us great views of the city.
As we took the car we decided to take the route less travelled and explored the eastern and less populated side of the island. Most of the roads this side are unsealed and vey quiet. The road sides littered with vines.
First stop of the day was a walk to Stony Batter,a defence area built during WWII with tunnels to explore and the old gun emplacements still visible.
We then reached our first winery of the day - Man O War, a small tasting room well off the beaten track so nice and quiet and with stunning wines, so a couple of bottles came home with us.
The winery overlooks Man O War Bay - stunning location and one we will revisit next time we are on the island.
The drive around the east coast gave nice views down to the isolated bays.
Next stop another winery, this time Passage Rock, where we sat next to the vines for lunch.
And then our final stop at Saratoga winery for wine and beer tasting in a Californian/Mexican style building and interior decor. A great day out exploring some new places.
Today we headed over to Waiheke Island with Darryl and Alistair to help them celebrate their wedding anniversary. The ferry journey gave us great views of the city.
As we took the car we decided to take the route less travelled and explored the eastern and less populated side of the island. Most of the roads this side are unsealed and vey quiet. The road sides littered with vines.
First stop of the day was a walk to Stony Batter,a defence area built during WWII with tunnels to explore and the old gun emplacements still visible.
We then reached our first winery of the day - Man O War, a small tasting room well off the beaten track so nice and quiet and with stunning wines, so a couple of bottles came home with us.
The winery overlooks Man O War Bay - stunning location and one we will revisit next time we are on the island.
The drive around the east coast gave nice views down to the isolated bays.
Next stop another winery, this time Passage Rock, where we sat next to the vines for lunch.
And then our final stop at Saratoga winery for wine and beer tasting in a Californian/Mexican style building and interior decor. A great day out exploring some new places.
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