Last week we took a hike up Dog Mountain on the Washington side of the Gorge. The views were beautiful and the weather was great.

You come out of the dense forest into a meadow that was in full bloom 3,950 feet up from the parking lot.

Here we come, people. Tomorrow we leave the little home we created in Australia to return to our true home in the Pacific Northwest. We’ve had an amazing time here and of course it has gone by in a flash. Mick and I have a lot of ideas cooking for our near future, and we are so excited to move them into action. For now we have our sights set on Portland and the Willamette Valley. Hopefully we’ll be able to create a little niche for ourselves there and settle down for a while. After bumming around for the past two years we can’t wait to stay in one spot for more than 3 months!

Cheers, Australia! Thanks for everything!

Just a short drive from us in the dry flats of McLaren Vale are the Adelaide Hills. With many of the vineyard sites situated at an average elevation of around thirteen hundred feet, which makes for a much greener view!

We ended up on the Magpie Springs farm.

It did not take long for Paige to make a friend.

The Magpie Springs tasting room.

This was a really beautiful winery with wild sprawling vineyards that were very inspiring to Paige and I.

Nestled in the heart of Willunga, Russell’s is a fun little spot that turns out some great wood fired pizza.

As harvest is slowing down we have some time to relax and seek out little treasures like this one.

Harvest is in full swing, and we are loving every minute of it.

Each one of these Hog’s Head barrels holds three hundred litres.