As William visited New Zeland for a few days I stayed with my Auntie Sarah in Lilydale a town just on the outside of Melbourne. This gave me the opportunity to explore the Yarra Valley famous for its wine (such a chore!).
On my first day in Lilydale we visited a sanctuary full of Australian wildlife. This included me seeing my first ever kangaroo, koala and Platypus! Finally culiminating in a bird show with exotic birds and massive eagles. It was a great opportunity to see the animals that australia is known for, upclose and in a relaxed, chilled environment.
The next few days included visits to various falls in the yarra valley one such to stephenson falls which can only be described as a backdrop for a herbal essences advert. One highlight of the hike up to these falls was the several signposts instructing walkers to be aware of snakes. Being a brit abroad , petrified of exotic poisonious creatures this was slightly terrifying! However, I made it to the top (apparently most of them are in hibernation at this time of year, anyway).
On the way back from the falls we swung by a winery where we tried a selection of lovely Australian wines some of the best prosecco (they imported the grapes) which I have tasted. After the purchase of a few bottles we visited a lovely vietnamenese meal for dinner. Indeed, a lot of the resturants in Australia are bring your own wine so its pretty free flowing in the surburbs.
On our final day we visited a 24/7 dog beach in Menton, Victoria. This allowed Zeus, my aunties dog to swim around and play with other doggos. We even saw a beach eagle flying over. I finished off my stay with my aunties by going to a lovely chinese resturant to eat noodles and dumplins. Overall a lively, action packed visit to the Yarra Valley.
Amy xxx
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