Days of Vines and Roses

Planting roses at the end of a row of vines is typical of the area. We were told it was done to detect viruses and pests, as they would show up on the roses first and then the vines could be treated for prevention.

Australia - Day 13 Road Trip

November 19th 2010
Today we spent driving from Adelaide to Mount Gambier. We stopped in the sleepy little town of Murray Bridge to get maps and tourist guides for the Great Ocean Road. A woman there gave us lots of booklets on the area and suggested we take the southern "coastal" route from there rather than the highway, telling us that coastal routes are always more scenic. Well, after a couple of hours of seeing ... read more

Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Mount Gambier

Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more

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