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Published: August 19th 2014
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Monday 11th Augustgave us a cool morning as we packed the car and caravan and said our goodbyes to Revd Neville and Kathryn. We drove along the Barrier Highway for about 50 klms before we reached the South Australian border at Cockburn which is 460 klms from Adelaide and the last available petrol for some 150klms. The Barrier Highway passes through some uninteresting landscape where the scenery is scrub and very flat. We again passed many dead Kangaroos and many live Emus, which we could not get a picture of, as we stopped they ran away. We reached Olary, 100 klms from Cockburn, where we stopped for morning tea opposite the Olary Hotel and the only building in the town. After our cuppa we drove on to Yunta where we could fill up with petrol, surprisingly check our emails at the Post Office and eat our lunch. After lunch we continued along the Barrier Highway but the scenery had changed. It looked as though God had refreshed His paint palette because the colours were vibrant greens for the grass and the hills and the sheep were white. We drove on to the town of Burra having driven 357 klms for the
day where we checked into the only caravan park for two nights. The Bura caravan park is located on the banks of the Burra creek in a quiet bush setting. We were now just 160 klms from Adelaide.
Tuesday 12th August and as we have come to realise most of the caravaner's pack up and head off early after an overnight stop we prepared to walk into Burra for a look around. Burra is one of Australia's oldest and best preserved mining towns with National and State Heritage listing it is nestled amongst the 'Bald Hills' (no trees).
We headed down the main street to take a look at the 'Church of Saint Mary' Anglican Church. The Church was unmanned but open to visitors to have a look around.
Our walk continued around the main street in Burra that has some very old shops, plenty of cafes and it was surprising to see petrol at $1.48 per litre, the cheapest we had come across since starting this BCA Journey 3 months ago. Then it was back to the caravan for a restful afternoon.
Wednesday 13th August was a cold and wet morning as we packed up
the car and caravan and headed once again along the Barrier Highway towards Adelaide. It was a plesant drive, not much traffic and all the towns were small, some so small we did not realise we had passed through them. About 45 klms from Adelaide we reached the Gawler Bypass which then led us onto a main divided road full of traffic and traffic lights. It's been 12 months since we last drove in any sort of traffic especially the past 3 months on our BCA journey we have been well away from suburbia.
Still we managed to negotiate and follow our directions that we had downloaded from Google Maps and without too much trouble found the 'Windsor Gardens' caravan park some 11 klms outside the Adelaide CBD. Time to find a supermarket and restock the fridge and pantry before relaxing. One thing we have learned is that you need to put some time aside to relax and recover, especially from the driving.
Thursday 14th August was to be a fine sunny day here in Adelaide so we headed into the CBD. SA provides all Senior Card holders with free public transport between 9.00am and 3.00pm Monday to
Friday and all day Saturday, Sunday and public holidays and discounted travel outside these hours. This, we found out, includes interstate Senior Card holders while here on holidays. They provide you with a Visitors card. So it was off on the bus.
Adelaide is a well set out city, very clean with wide streets and everything is well sign posted. When we arrived in the CBD it was interesting to find that the CBD has free Wi-Fi available to everyone. So a great opportunity to check & send emails before having a look around the city especially the Rundle Mall. Lunch was spent on the banks of the Torrens River which the city is built on and gives great views of the city skyline, The Adelaide Oval and of course the river. We were also entertained by a Pelican that visited people enjoying there lunch, including us, to see if he could get some leftovers.
After lunch we walked across the river to look at The Adelaide Oval which includes the famous 'Victor Richardson' gates then onto St Peters Anglican Cathedral before heading back to the city centre and the bus back to the caravan park.
Friday Olary SA
The middle of nowhere 15th August was again set to be a sunny day so we drove into the Adelaide Hills to see the old German Village of Hahndorf. A walk along the main street with it's many shops and cafes all of which have a strong German flavour. A walk up the high street to see St Paul's Lutheran Church, again keeping with the village's German heritage. After a coffee in the sun we drove around the stunning Adelaide Hills taking in the scenery and wineries stopping for lunch overlooking the views that the hills had to offer.
Saturday 16th August and we again caught the bus, free, to the CBD then onto the tram, free, to Glenelg and the beach. Although it was cool with light rain it was good to be at the beach, something a bit different from the last couple of weeks. We wandered around the shops and arcades and had lunch before heading back on the tram to the CBD then the bus back to the caravan park.
Sunday 17th August and we attended the 9.30am service at St Andrews Anglican Church in Walkerville. The service was a Sung Eucharist with seven people officiating plus members
Yunta SA
Still the middle of nowhere of the 50 + congregation leading prayers and reading, very different from the BCA services we have attended over the past 4 months. After the service was morning tea and an opportunity to meet members of the congregation.
Monday 18th August and it was again time to pack up the car and caravan and head towards the Victorian border.
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