Year 10 Parents’ Weekend Away
Thank you to Jackie Sellars Mother of Archie (Year 10, Hodges) for this report
Please find photos of our great weekend in the Hunter Valley below on (18-20th October 2019). We had 28 people in total turn up for a weekend of activities and fun. The City Host parents who joined were an absolute asset and it was great to meet many I had heard so much about but never met. It reiterated for me, and others, the importance of these social weekends away where we can get to know each other properly.
On Friday we arrived at the Pokolbin Cabins. I suggested to people that they bring a few nibblies to their cabin to share (we occupied 3 of the cabins) or go out to dinner and both of these things happened. On Saturday morning we met at Grapemobile Bike Hire, just down the road, for a very entertaining bike riding experience. It was all very casual but good fun and great to have an activity that everyone could participate in. We rode around the wineries in the area – they were close together so it wasn’t difficult to get around to them. We had a picnic lunch at Calais Estate (see photos of us in the barrel room), one more wine tasting by the owner of Grapemobile Bike Hire (Pokolbin Brothers wines), a bike race up the hill by the blokes, and back to the hire place where we finished off the day with a few drinks!!
We all had a ball. On Saturday night we went to Harrigan’s Pub in Pokolbin to watch the rugby then caught maxi taxis to Leaves and Fishes, a restaurant in Lovedale. On Sunday we were treated to brunch at Mount View by Sinclair Black’s mum and stepfather. It was the perfect way to top off a great weekend. We’re all keen to do it again this time next year!
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