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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
Off to Port Vincent and Surrounds
Unfortunately we had to move from Point Turton as it was booked out. I love this place and we will come back here some time. It is in a very relaxing setting. We moved to the Port Vincent Foreshore Caravan park. We had heard from a number of sources about this great caravan park. It … Continue reading
Into the Yorke
We left Clare for the Yorke Peninsula. The distance was only 180km. The first town we intended staying at was just ok so we went on and ended up at Point Turton. This is a charming place with a modern boat slipway and many new buildings. It is situated at the ankle of the Yorke … Continue reading
Off to Clare Valley
Packed up and drove some 400km to the Clare Valley to do some serious wine tasting. We have been to a number of wine regions before, but never to the Clare. We drove via Renmark and Kapunda, much of which follows the flow of the Murray. We were surprised by how fertile the region is … Continue reading
Mildura
We’re off to explore the Mildura town area. The walking track along the Murray River is well developed and passes through grassy parks with lawns and plants that are well watered. I guess you would expect this along the Murray. We were passed by a few paddle steamers that seemed to drag us into an … Continue reading
Mildura Bound
, We left Winterwood and traveled along the Calder highway to Mildura. 500 km later an exhausted family reached Mildura. The country side improves remarkably as you get nearer this lager rural center in NW Victoria. As you get closer to Mildura, the number of cultivated properties bursting with budding vines, mandarins and oranges, increases and … Continue reading