Everybody loves Whisky

We woke much refreshed and after a breakfast of yummy pastries from Jamie and Kerry’s local bakery we drove to Martinborough over the mountains, stopping briefly at the Remutaka Crossing Lookout. The area around Martinborough is full of vineyards and is very pretty. We had coffee at a wee deli in Featherston before heading to our first winery; Nga Waka Vineyard. The people there were very friendly and Whisky was made to feel very welcome; he met a couple of other dogs in whom he was very interested, and was much admired by other customers. After James, Jamie and Kerry had enjoyed their wine tasting I took over the driving and we headed to our second winery, the popular Poppies, which we visited last year. This time, after the wine tasting, we had lunch of two amazing platters, one omnivore and one vegetarian. Poppy herself came out to admire Whisky, and he attracted a great deal of female attention. On we went to Greytown where we checked into our accommodation for the night; Plum Tree Studios. Jamie is very good at booking accommodation and he outdid himself again; we had two gorgeous little cabins with a separate living area and washrooms. We settled in before going out for dinner to The Runholder an absolutely beautiful, spacious restaurant set on the Te Kairanga and Martinborough vineyards. The food was amazing and the setting was spectacular.