Blogs from South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 256

See my last entry for complete explanation!! I really should've added people to my list before I published the first entry!!! Ha ha ha Anyway... I'm going to Japan!!! Laurel... read more

4-5 Mar - Penola/Coonawarra We drove from Halls gap along the picturesque Southern Grampian ranges that were imposing in their shepherding all on the road South. Turning right into Dalkeith, we were now on the Mary McKillop tourist way. Passing the kitsch attempt at giant wool bails, attached to a roadhouse to entice tourist in so they by tacky souvenirs and overpriced wool products, we wondered when the Giant Nun would come into view. (MM is Australia’s only nomination for canonisation into sainthood). The big nun is a missed opportunity as we travelled into the well-restored town of Penola with its sandstone buildings including the MM school building and Petticoat Lane. Penola is also the nearest main town to the world famous Coonawarra wine region. Here we also planned to meet Ben and Tina as they ... read more

Kaere alle Jeg har nu lagt South Australia bag mig og har haft 3 oplevelsesrige dage up north, diskoteque in Parachilna, climbing Wilpena Pound (Ohlssens Bagge), Joye og jeg paa to timers horseriding i den sydlige outback. Mig ridende paa Diesel, i fuld galop ud over stepperne med det smukkeste syn i horisonten. Nu er vi saa i Coober Pedy og sidder her paa det lokale Pizzaria (vel at maerke over jorden) og nyder lidt velfortjent mad. Imorgen er det op. kl. 04.30, saa natten traenger sig snart paa. De underfundigste, underjordiske, underskoenne tanker til jer. Kys Charlotte... read more

Seriously...I am in total sweet chilli heaven living here. You can buy sweet chilli potato chips and crackers, its served with vertually everything, including our new staple - potato wedges with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce. It almost makes it ok that they dont have poutine here. Back to more important issues...We are in Adalaide. Spanky is absolutely golden. I am really impressed with our little purchase. So tonight we are going to a huge wine festival downtown.. The locals tell us we came at just the right time. This should be fun. We have only arrived yesterday so we havent seen too much. Just did some shopping and well, all I can say is that I have a problem and Im not posting how many clothes I bought...:) We are staying in a camp ... read more

Well hello all. Just checked into an internet café for a little update. We haven’t made it to Adelaide yet. We have been seeing a lot on the way and really - we are in no hurry to get anywhere. We have entered our 3rd Ozzie province, South Australia. We have been driving down the Great Ocean Road and the drive has been amazing. There is a ton of stuff to see including a bunch of crazy rock formations called the 12 apostles. These were crazy. Various masses of rock that were once part of the land. There were nice walks along it with super sweet secluded beaches. Our stay in Melbourne went by super fast and I think we are going to stay there another few days on the way home. I’m not finished with ... read more