The plan for today was a fairly small loop around the surrounding points of interest. The first stop was at Woolshed Falls. Fairly small waterfalls and included a granite water course from gold mining days.
Mt Pilot has a superb 360 degree view of the area. The walk is uphill but not long 300m or so. I was very excited to spot orchids (including my first leopard orchids) and the wild flowers that grew on the giant granite boulders were superb!
Rutherglen is a very small village -with not much open when I got there. Just on my way out though I spotted that the Lisa Bishop shop was open and I actually bought and original artwork of hers. It is A2 size, and I hope it makes it back to Brisbane without destruction!!
My first winery stop in the area is Campbells -known for its Shiraz in the area. I bought two bottles for Lisa as a thank you!
Lake Moodermere Estate is right on the Murray River, with a tasting that was done just between myself and the winemaker. I enjoyed some of their varieties and also liked their Sparkling Shiraz (which is served cold)
Corowa – with its whiskey distillery was next – and just over the border in NSW. I didn’t actually do any tastings -just had a look around.
The final stop for the day was All Saints Winery -no tasting just checked it out. I noted a helicopter of someone who had popped in for lunch – how nice !!
I was feeling pretty knackered after what turned out to be a long day and my throat was sore!!
