
Health retreats are all about deprivation, right? Eating nuts and seeds, doing loads of exercise, and foregoing coffee and wine. But these days .. not so much. One of the most amazing things about the wellness retreat I just went on at Elysia, in the Hunter Valley, was the food. They do serve chicken, although I had fish as I don’t eat meat, and the vegetarian meals were fabulous. And the desserts? Wow! Here are pix of two of them, as a sample. True, no wine, but coffee is allowed these days, although only in the morning with breakfast.
And the scenery, and visiting wildlife, was stunning …