We landed into Mailand which is about 3 hrs north of Sydney. And the traffic was horrendous. We missed our turnoff that was supposed to keep us in the rural areas, but somehow, I missed the turnoff and then we ended up on the coast highway heading south. And what SHOULD have been a 3 hr trip, turned into a 6 hr trip. The government is expanding the highway and it looks like they're in the middle of it too. So with the extra traffic over the Christmas period, it was bedlam.
We made it into the Hunter Valley region, Sydney's famous valley of the vineyards. And as we came into Cessnock, you can see the grapevines as far as the eye can see. We'll be heading over to do the 'tourist' thing, but first we're off to visit some friends who live in the area.
I'm amazed at all the little workers' cottages here, and that's when I found out, that there's a few mines in the area as well. I should have realized that because it's next to Newcastle which, I KNEW to be a mining export town.
And now with quite a few people heading back to work today, the traffic should settle down.
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