A Day in the Swan Valley - And a picnic at Bell's Rapids

in #travel6 years ago

The Swan Valley, on the eastern outskirts of Perth, is home to quite a variety of interesting places to visit. Although predominantly a wine region, there is still plenty to see and do if wine tastings are not your thing. We've been to quite a few wineries in the region, but this time we looked for something else.

Our first stop, as usual, was the kids' (big and small...) favourite stopover. The Margaret River Chocolate Factory.
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This is a wonderland for those with a sweet tooth. Take a look at all these chocolates.
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We had a few free samples, bought some chocolate.... Rocky Road!!
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We also sat down for some coffee and cheescake... Delicious!!
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Up next was a place we haven't visited before: Mondo Nougat.

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We also found this of beaut parked outside.
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And this little Fiat 500 parked inside.
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We bought ourselves some nougat, and some nuts from next door, before heading a little further up the road to The House Of Honey.
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This was quite a unique stopover. They have a meadery there; a store which produces and sells mead, a kind of furmented honey product, like wine but made with honey.
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We sampled a few of there products and learned a bit about mead.
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It was very sweet, and quite enjoyable to drink. It was like honey wine; that's about the only way to describe it. Not bad at all, although we opted not to buy a bottle this time. Maybe another day. They did have a fascinating bee hive on display, where you can watch the bees at work from inside the shop.
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After all that, it was time to find a nice spot to have a late picnic lunch. Wee headed up the road a little more, and ventured a little further inland up the valley, until we found Bell's Rapids Park. The recent rains had really made the Swan River come alive here, and there we lots of people around enjoying a sunny winter's day.
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After our lunch, we walked upstream to the bridge which crosses the river above the rapids. The sun was lower in the sky, and we were treated to a little pice of paradise on our doorstep. The scene was spectacular!
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We really enjoyed getting outdoors, and showing my father around the Swan Valley. It was a great day out with the family.
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Tomorrow the adventure continues....





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Absolutely amazing pictures and the river pictures is so beautiful 😊 would love to be there. The cars are badass and the candy car looked really cool 😉 I'm no fan of chocolate myself but I still appreciate to go places with friends that has chocolate and amazing how many different flavor there is and sorts.
Seem like a great place to visit and again Wow that river. Thank you for sharing and have a wonderful Sunday my friend. Cheers! 🤗

We ate waaaaay too much chocolate, and were still eating more last night. It was fun though, and at least we walked off a whole bunch of calories at the river and on our trip to Freemantle yesterday.

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I would like to visit there someday.

I hope tomorrow you will only show these beautiful landscapes. I am diabetic and I almost died looking at the sweets.

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