Day 7: Cherries, burgers, hail storm and steaks (Perfect day)

Woke up to a nice, sunny day. Perfect for cherry picking. Denise Kor-kor said that she'd noticed several orchards which siad they had cherries for picking. 

So we hopped into our 3 cars and headed to the first farm, which was just nearby. And voila.. we were lucky. There was cherries available for picking. Lourdes Ah Mm treated us all to the entrance fee. 

We sure had loads of fun. It was rather hot but the low tress gave us some shade. Look at the both of you so busy picking (and testing) cherries. 

See? Didn't I say we tested the cherries too?

Mei-mei spotted this just as we were leaving:

Our haul. Cherries were not the sweetest. But we had lots of fun.

Then we were so hungry. Problem is that we are a large group of 13. Called in advance to check for tables, but many restaurants seem to be hosting functions. Finally we went to Red Hill Brewery. Menu was burgers and more burgers. So.. we opted for.. burgers. As Mei-mei would not really eat burgers, daddy ordered extra sides.. bacon. So everyone was happy that day at lunch. 

The brewery next to the restaurant

The beer selection

Mei-mei and her drink

Evan and his drink

The interior of the restaurant (it smelled of fertilizers..)

The clan occupying most of the inside seating

Our burger

Do you think he enjoyed lunch?

How about her?

While we were waiting for lunch to be served (it took quite a while, the same man was waiter, cashier and cook!), the sky darkened and daddy quickly rushed to get an umbrella. Then it hailed! Yup! We all got to witness the hail.

Headed back to leave the kids to rest while the rest of us headed out for wine tasting. First stop, Paringa Estate:

Second stop was Foxeys Hangout. It started to rain again while we were there, but by the time we were done, it drizzled and we quickly hopped back into the car (with our loot!!)

One last stop was Trofeo Estate which was also down the road from our farmhouse. The place also had a "beautiful" aroma!

One thing unique about the wine made here is that the wine is aged in terracotta amphorae instead of oak barrels.

We all went back for a quick nap and then headed out for dinner. Denise Kor-kor managed to find a restaurant (which is actually a chain restaurant) called Squires Loft. The food was superb.

We went home for a good night's rest. The next day would be a busy one.