A Day in the Hills

27th June 2013

After a good nights sleep we woke early and got ourselves out the door for a day of exploring the Adelaide Hills. We had a beautiful start to the day as we drove up into the hills, with the views out to the city and the coast unfolding below.

Our first stop was at Mount Lofty, where we got a panoramic view of the city on what was a cool but bright sunny day. We then hit the road again bound for Hahndorf, the oldest German Town in Australia.

The girls at Mt Lofty Lookout

We stayed off the major roads today and were very glad we did, the scenery in the hills was just beautiful. On the way to Hahndorf we stopped at Stirling where the girls stretched their legs and had a play in the local park while Rach fossicked in a couple of shops.

The girls playing at Steamroller Park - Stirling

We arrived at Hahndorf around 10.30am and spent the best part of 3 or 4 hours here, tasting cheeses, fossicking in the shops, checking out the beautiful local produce and we also enjoyed a superb lunch at the German Ale House.

Driving into Hahndorf

The rest of the afternoon was spent visiting just a few of the wineries that this area is well known for. We went to The Lane, Nepenthe and Bird in Hand wineries which were all very beautiful and had great wines. Rach and I enjoyed the afternoon of tasting and the inevitable purchasing of several wines.

Chloe & Mum enjoying lunch in Hahndorf

We drove back into Adelaide at sunset and once again the drive back through the hills was just superb with Rach & I both saying that we could spend 2 or 3 weeks just exploring everything this area alone has to offer, oh well looks like there has to be another trip made in the future.