Day trip to Murrumbateman

We have been meaning to check out some of the region's vineyards since we arrived over a year ago and on Monday we finally managed to visit a couple in Murrumbateman (30 minutes from Canberra). Luckily, both Audrey and Eli obliged us by being on their best behaviour.

The town of Murrumbateman consists of a service station, beauty parlour and a take away food shop (closed due to public holidays) so there wasn't a lot to look at there. However, there are about 10 vineyards close by. The two we went to - Yass Valley Wines and Dionysus Winery - were just a short drive from the 'town'.

After sampling wines at each of the wineries we enjoyed our picnic lunch at Dionysus Winery (very kind of them to offer us their tables under cover as the weather was a bit patchy). Audrey had to fight Eli off of her sandwiches so he had to make do with a couple of her crusts. Despite being only 5 and 1/2 months old, he has a voracious appetite and I think Audrey will be fighting for her food for many years to come!