Hunter Rylstone Run

20 June 2017 / Jenny and Barry Luttrell

Twenty seven participants and sixteen cars including a Porsche and VW GTI had an early morning met at Cessnock Tourist Centre for our 450km inland run through historic towns and villages.  We left Cessnock under the threat of darkening clouds and threatening rain.

Our route took us through the Hunter Valley vineyards to Broke and then on to the Golden Hwy past mines and on to picturesque views and horse studs through Jerrys plains.  We had morning tea in the park and / or coffee and goodies at The Graze Coffee Lounge at Denman.  We said farewell to four of our group at this point.

(No rain yet!!)

Leaving Denman we divided into two groups with group 1 using a way point run, and group 2 continuing in convey along  the Golden Hwy and then on to the Bylong Valley Way. Next stop was Rylstone for sightseeing, lunch and stories at the Shed Bistro at the Globe hotel. The hamburgers were enormous.

(Still no rain, we are lucky)

A number of our group continued on to overnight accommodation at Bathurst, whilst the remainder of us attacked the Bylong Valley Way in the opposite direction.  We then progressed down the Golden Hwy with the choice of late afternoon tea at Denman. We then re-joined the Golden Hwy with beautiful red sunsets behind us and black threatening clouds still around, and on to the New England Hwy and Hunter Expressway to home.

(Heavy rain encountered on Hunter Expressway – we were lucky)

Thankyou all for participating, you are the reason we all had a great time.

 More of Barry's photos: HERE