clare delights!

A weekend spent in the Clare Valley, cycling to wineries, collecting, cooking and eating great food and having delicious good times with great people- 10 out of 10 weekend! It was my first time to the Clare Valley- my first time to South Australia! I was wowed (and wooed) by the Adelaide Markets (pit stop for weekend fuel!), delighted by the beauty of the Valley, amazed at the age of the original stone farm houses, exhausted from riding (thanks cogwebs- you were amazing and I can't recommend you highly enough!) and partying with wonderful, energetic, like-minded and fun loving people. Life. Love. Happy days :)

s-l-o-w it down!

This weekend was close to perfect! Hervey Bay. Blue sky. Green Sea. Life slowed down. Runs along the foreshore, rides arund the bay. Many lazy coffees at Enzo's- a cafe right on the beach. Weekend papers. Getting into some books that have been on my list for a while. Picnics. A pace of life slower than the usual at this seaside-come-country town to our North. The sea air, depth of colour of the water, wind in my hair and salt on my skin made me feel summer, even though it is still only spring and still a weenie bit too cold for ocean swimming just yet (soon though: straddie tri countdown t-minus 1 month!). It makes me want to plot and plan more trips, bike rides, beach adventures, camping trips for our long hot summer... bring on the bliss, I can feel it's going to be a good one!