With Eli at a soccer tournament I took Audrey and her mate apple picking at an orchard in Piallago near Canberra airport. The orchard has dozens of different apples (which ripen at different times of the year) and you are able to try any apple that takes your fancy.
When apples are presented in this way it's remarkable how different they are - some soft, some crisp, some sharp and some extremely sweet.
There's a standard cost for all varieties so you can pick from one tree or mooch around and pick apples from lots of trees. What I really like about it is that all the trees are quite small so it's perfect for kids.
There were a few rows of peaches and nectarines as well. Sadly we'd missed the best of the fruit by a couple of weeks, but (note to self) we'll be back next year to get some from there.
It's difficult in some ways not to go completely overboard and fill your basket. As we'd been a couple of times before I knew to make sure Audrey only picked enough for a week or two.
The orchard also has a dog with different coloured eyes called Bowie.
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