Australia: Day 11 - The Hunter Valley

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We decided to brave driving on the left side of the road!

We got some breakfast and then headed out to the Hunter Valley. It was beautiful! We were actually bummed that we couldn’t spend more time up there. There were vineyards everywhere and in the afternoon, kangaroos hop wild through fields. 



Driving on the left side of the road is fun, particularly going over the Sydney Bridge. Actually all of driving in Sydney is bizarre. They have tunnels everywhere and multiple layers of roads. Thank goodness for the gps!!


Then we went to this MexTex restaurant that wasn’t actually the best experience, so I won’t say much about it other than that they had hats for everyone.


Then we headed home. The city at night is so beautiful!!





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