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Oceania » Australia » South Australia March 13th 2022

This morning we woke with the birds! There were magpies caroling and willie wagtails calling very close by, with kookaburras and cockatoos (or maybe corellas) in the background. Fortunately the magpies flew off somewhere else after they sang for a bit and we managed to doze off for another hour. For Christmas our friend Steve received the lonely planet book Best Day Walks Australia. We were all quite enthusiastic about the entry outlining the hike to the summit of Mount Remarkable so included a couple of nights in Melrose in our itinerary. With the day forecast to be very hot, we decided to scale back our plans a bit and this morning we ventured into Alligator Gorge rather than attempting the summit. As we drove towards Wilmington on our way to the gorge, we passed a ... read more
A tenacious tree from the Gorge Lookout
Gorge Lookout
The Terraces

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Melrose March 12th 2022

We backtracked a bit today. First it was back to Moonta Mines Museum to ride the tourist railway because it’s schedule is Sat/Sun/Wed and public holidays at the moment. It’s all well and good travelling outside of school holidays, but sometimes attractions don’t run everyday unless they are catering to holidaying families. Our train driver, Geoff, delivered some commentary (and Dad jokes!) along the train’s route and recorded commentary filled in the gaps to provide us with a very good idea of how tough life was at the Moonta Mines. We lunched again in Moonta, but at a different cafe to spread our $$ around town. After lunch we headed back to Kadina to fill up with diesel at the BP. The BP is opposite the water tower so we took the opportunity to photograph it ... read more
Moonta Tourist Railway driver and guide, Geoff
Ryan's Express
Precipitation Tanks

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Moonta Bay March 11th 2022

We have spent today exploring the ‘Copper Triangle’ made up of the towns of Wallaroo, Kadina and Moonta. We started in Wallaroo with a photo of the old town hall while we waited for Cathy and Steve to have their tyre fixed. Punctured tyres are becoming a bit of a theme? On our last joint road trip to NSW it was our car that had a slow leak and needed a repair in Coffs Harbour. With both vehicles good to go we made our way to Kadina looking for some more water tower art. We were approaching the Aldi and I joked to Bernie about whether we should pop in to see if there were any good specials left from Wednesday. Next thing I know he is turning into the Aldi car park and I’m saying ... read more
Kadina Water Tower
Moonta Railway station
Moonta Town Hall

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Moonta Bay March 10th 2022

After several cloudy days we finally woke to some blue sky this morning which was very welcome. Today we continued around the ‘toe’ of the Yorke Peninsula and then started up the west coast. Our first stop was at Point Annie where we drove straight down towards what we thought was the viewpoint rather than taking the left turn and then driving around to the official parking area. We managed it OK in the MU-X, but Cathy and Steve decided against it in their Subaru. They probably wouldn’t have had the clearance needed as it was pretty rugged. The other disadvantage with the unofficial parking area was that we could only see the rocky bay. When we drove around to the designated parking area we were treated to views of a beautiful sandy beach to the ... read more
Point Annie
Berry Bay Surf School
Corny Point Lighthouse

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide March 9th 2022

Also known as the 'free city', Australia's festival city and a place of premium food and wine. Adelaide is Australia's 5th largest city and the capital of South Australia. A city filled with life and rich in history.... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Marion Bay March 8th 2022

If we thought that it was windy yesterday we were mistaken. It was much, MUCH, windier today! It was very windy when we packed the car at James Well but, when we arrived at Stansbury, we realized that the cars had actually been quite shielded from the wind by the beach house. Hopping out of the car at Stansbury’s photographic viewpoint we were exposed to the full force of the sou’westerly! From our wind-blasted photo op we drove around to our first painted water tower for the day featuring a blue swimmer crab and dolphins painted by Mike Makatron and Conrad Bizjak in May 2021. Continuing south along the east coast of the Yorke Peninsula we called in at Wool Bay to see the Lime Kiln Ruin. The lime kiln was built between 1900 and 1910 ... read more
Stansbury water tower
Wool Bay lime kiln
Coobowie Water Tank

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Ardrossan March 7th 2022

We had read about the sunrise on the red cliffs at Ardrossan being spectacular so we were up before the sun and off to the Ardrossan jetty to take photos. While waiting for the sun to rise we met a Golden Retriever puppy named Gus and chatted to the locals fishing for squid and blue swimmer crabs. At 7.10am the sun rose behind a bank of clouds so we had to wait a little longer before the sun rose above the clouds and was shining onto the red sandstone cliffs. After the sunrise we went ‘home’ for breakfast and showers before driving down to Port Vincent looking for all the Photo Opportunities shown on the tourist map! Our first stop was at Billy Goat Flat/Pine Point. Funnily enough Billy Goat Flat was down at sea level ... read more
Ardrossan Jetty early in the morning
Gus the Golden Retriever
Steven and a friend

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Ardrossan March 6th 2022

This morning at about 7.20am our bedroom window sounded as if it had been hit by a very strong gust of wind, although we did wonder if it was Meredith opening the sliding door in the next room? It turned out that the city was slightly shaken by an earthquake measuring 3.8 on the Richter Scale this morning! Today it was time to repack our bags and leave the city of churches behind us and head to the Yorke Peninsula. It has been great to catch up with friends in Adelaide and, hopefully, it will not be two and a half years before we are able to do it again. Thanks COVID for preventing us from having our annual catch-ups at the Port Adelaide vs Richmond match! Before we rounded the top of Gulf St Vincent ... read more
South Australian Maritime Museum
South Australian Maritime Museum
South Australian Maritime Museum

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide March 5th 2022

After yesterday’s exertions we kept it nice and easy today and just wandered around Adelaide City. We started with breakfast with Meredith at the Market Street Cafe and then went into the Central Market for a quick look. We took the opportunity to stock up on some fruit to take with us tomorrow as we continue on our way to the Yorke Peninsula. As is usually the case with markets there was a huge array of delicious looking produce on offer but, as we are on the road, we were only able to buy a few items that will be consumed in the next couple of days. The market proved to be a very popular spot on a Saturday morning! After taking our produce back to Meredith’s, we headed out again to meet Cathy and Steve ... read more
St. Francis Xavier Catholic Cathedral
St. Francis Xavier’s
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Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide March 4th 2022

Having learnt from past experience, this morning we did a hike with two cars so that we only had to walk one way! We met up with Cathy and Steve at Halletts Cove and left their car in the car park. Bernie then drove the four of us up to Marino Rocks so that we could walk the Hallett Cove Boardwalk (Marion Coastal Trail) back to Halletts Cove. Hmmn, a boardwalk sounds like some lovely gentle exercise doesn’t it? Until yesterday I thought this to be the case. However, reading a bit more about the trail yesterday, I became aware that it was going to involve stairs that would help us negotiate our way past all of the gullies that run down to the sea!! The trail could perhaps be more accurately titled The Great Marion ... read more
Marion Rocks
Marion Coastal Trail
Looking south




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