2014 – Oct/Nov South Australia trip
Winding up a great holiday
12/11 We have had a great time here at Southend. We have been here almost one week; only a day to go. Then it is back home almost 500 km away. Travelling with dogs: We were happy to have our two Spoodles with us. They enjoy travelling and can be considered seasoned travellers. They do … Continue reading
Southend
6/11 As we started packing up in Robe we saw one of our neighbors move their caravan from one site to another. Instead of packing the annex of the caravan they just undid the pegs, picked up the tent and towed it to the new sites. How novel! I have heard of walking the dog, … Continue reading
A Lesson in what not to do when camping:
I am smart, right? When we go caravaning I use my fridge in the caravan to store and chill produce. I also use my portable Engel 40l fridge as a freezer and it lives in my truck. That is good planning as I run it at -10 degrees from a deep cycle battery and … Continue reading
Beautiful Robe
3/11 We loaded up all loose items once again and took off for a little place called Tailem Bend only 110km away. Once there, on the spur of the moment, we decided to push on to Robe. This is another 235km further south. The road south was interesting as it travels along the Coorong which … Continue reading
Some more McLaren notes
This morning we decided to revisit Willunga which is only a few kilometers away. The Saturday market was in full swing when we arrived, but very crowded. After looking around we decided to have a coffee and croissant at the Café Terre, a coffee shop styled on the old world French look and feel. This … Continue reading
Exploring the Fleurieu Peninsula
End of October; what better way to spend it than touring the Fleurieu. We left our scenic caravan park and headed off to the town of Victor Harbor. Along the way we drove through Willunga, a charming old style town with lots of cafes and a market. We did return the next day to sample … Continue reading
The first days at McLaren Vale
The Vale is a part of the Fleurieu Peninsula south of Adelaide. We decided to explore the Adelaide beaches as we had never been there on previous visits to Adelaide. We picked Brighton and Glenelg as they are beautiful sea-side suburbs. Brighton is really neat and green and has lovely homes with great gardens. The … Continue reading
South to McLaren Vale
This was the day we unfortunately had to get on with the travelling. After packing and hitching up the van we sat down at the ‘Chill-out’ café for the last time we took off for Adelaide and then further south to the McLaren Vale. The ‘McLaren Vale lakeside’ caravan park is a beaute of a … Continue reading
Last week @ Port Vincent
23-28/10 The last week at Port Vincent just flew by (23/10-28/10). We spent days relaxing at the water’s edge and watching the tide come in. They have a school program that teaches the children about kayaking, sailing, windsurfing and water skiing. I took the dogs for a walk along the sand-bar at the spring low … Continue reading
The Northern Yorke Peninsula
22/10 Another day of exploring ! We decided to have a look around the northern Yorke Peninsula. After looking at the map and the local brochures we decided to drive to Moonta and Moonta Bay, Port Hughes, Wallaroo (which, by the way, is local aboriginal dialect for Wallaby pee (:-) ) and lastly Kadina. This … Continue reading