This post is a big deal, because I know that people have been asking for pictures for quite a while. Well...now you can see them and hear all about the night I got engaged.
First, I'll give you some background. As you may or may not know, Adelaide has vineyards sprawling out from every direction. The only exception is the west, because you can't grow grapes in the ocean.
South Australia makes arguably some of the best wine in the world. I've been to the Barossa Valley before, which is a very well-known wine region north of us. There's another wine region north of there called the Clare Valley. I've wanted to go there for a while, because there's a long walking/biking trail called the Riesling Trail. Basically, you can rent bikes and stop off at wineries as you cycle up and down the trail. Plus, I love romantic and cozy getaway weekends.
Now, the story. Alastair's parents gave us a gift voucher to use towards accommodation for lodging of our choice in South Australia. We had to use it up. I begged Al to take me to the Clare. He took me. He asked me to marry him. I said yes. THE END!!!!
Was that satisfactory? Well, why would you want to hear me babble on when I can show you the pictures?? Let me say first that I was not a blogger at the time, and I wasn't so great about taking lots of photos!
South Australia makes arguably some of the best wine in the world. I've been to the Barossa Valley before, which is a very well-known wine region north of us. There's another wine region north of there called the Clare Valley. I've wanted to go there for a while, because there's a long walking/biking trail called the Riesling Trail. Basically, you can rent bikes and stop off at wineries as you cycle up and down the trail. Plus, I love romantic and cozy getaway weekends.
Now, the story. Alastair's parents gave us a gift voucher to use towards accommodation for lodging of our choice in South Australia. We had to use it up. I begged Al to take me to the Clare. He took me. He asked me to marry him. I said yes. THE END!!!!
Was that satisfactory? Well, why would you want to hear me babble on when I can show you the pictures?? Let me say first that I was not a blogger at the time, and I wasn't so great about taking lots of photos!
Below, Al is standing in front of our cottage. It's a four-person house, but we were the only people in it. It was amazing!
The front of the cottage with a nice patio in front
This is what we saw when we looked across the street. We were literally surrounded by wineries.
The side of our garage and our water tank
This was one of my favorite parts of the house. This was the bathroom with a spa that looked over this Japanese garden.
Even our backyard was a winery
I loved the rustic look on the outside of the house
Here are some more details to our story. We got there on a Friday night, went to dinner and came back here. After relaxing for a bit, he got down on one knee and asked me to marry him. On this couch. I couldn't think of a better way for it to happen. It was perfect for us.
We got engaged in this room
Annnnd here is the picture of my left hand. All of the pictures I have of my ring look very over-exposed, so I promise I'll post another one soon!
As for the rest of the weekend, we never experienced the Riesling Trail. It poured down with rain the rest of the time that we were there, so we curled up inside with a roaring fireplace and massive selection of DVDs. We talked on the phone with our families and friends. We intended to stop at tons of wineries, but we only made it to one on the way home. Regardless, it didn't matter that our weekend didn't go as planned. As you can imagine, nothing could have made it better. It was the perfect weekend.
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