Bound for South Australia

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Kimba 2
August 8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 13 °C
‘Quick’ stop for coffee… but then a look in Workshop26, setup in what was the John Deer dealership… country resilience!
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Port Augusta 2
August 8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Waypoint … Refuel and heading for Burra.
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Wilmington
August 8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Waypoint
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Melrose
August 8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
Coffee … Melrose is the ‘oldest town in the Flinders Ranges’ after being officially named by Edward John Eyre in 1840.
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Murray town
August 8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Interesting little place… they parked a plane just over the road from the pub… convenient!
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Wirrabarra
August 8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Amazing silo art
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Burra
August 8, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Burra is an historic copper mining town (from about 1845) about 160km north of Adelaide. We came to visit family but the town is really worth anyone visiting - so many old buildings. Had a great dinner at the Burra Hotel. More in the next entryRead more
Travelerlooks like you have had a great time. I am a bit jealous, great to see Australian country side.
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Burra 2
August 9, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Burra, calls itself 'An Historic Copper Town and the Merino Capital of the World'. It did not become an official entity until 1940 when the tiny, separate mining communities of Aberdeen, New Aberdeen, Kooringa, Llwchwr, Redruth and Graham were drawn together under the name Burra.
There are a large number of the old buildings still n use today.
We had breakfast at St. Just cafe and Gill is pictured talking with a local in the cafe. Visited old wares shops, antique shops (expensive) and even the op shop .. all good.
The Anglican Church - the church of St. Mary has historically significant stained glass windows ( dating from 1860 to 1921) and also one of the best organs in Australia.Read more
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Eudunda
August 9, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
A quick stop for lunch and a cup of tea. Historic German settlement known as 'Valley of Hidden Treasures' and famous as the birthplace of author Colin Thiele (Storm Boy etc)
Lovely park to sit and have our bakery delights.
Unfortunately the garage closed a bit before we arrived.Read more
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Hahndorf
August 9, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 10 °C
A long drive through the Barossa valley and Adelaide Hills wine regions. Really picked up the traffic and people - many more than we have seen in a week.
A bit of dinner with a German flavour at the Hahndorf Inn.
More later🍺Read more
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Hahndorf - the stables
August 10, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 11 °C
Accommodation for the two nights in Hahndorf. Erected in the 1860’s and now very comfortable lodgings. We were upgraded to a spa room !
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Heysen the Cedars
August 10, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
Wonderful tour of the house and studio after obligatory morning tea. So good seeing where many of Hans Heysen’s pictures were created complete with preparatory drawings along with stories of the family. Nora Heysen’s studio with her painting smock, pallets etc. along with portraits from her war artist work was another highlight. It is also the setting of one of her fathers most popular paintings of his wife sewing near the window.
Hans loved nature so the property was very special to him and the garden is fabulous. He paid money to land owners and the council to protect numerous old trees around the area from being cut down.Read more
TravelerBeautiful!
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Hahndorf 3
August 10, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌙 9 °C
Dinner at the German Spoon in Hahndorf after our day at the Cedars and driving past Sophie from Gardening Australia’s property.
Sunday morning coffee at the ‘same but different’ cafe, then shopping for knives … and some views around town.Read more
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Victor Harbor Beachfront Holiday park
August 11, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Booked into the park and taking a walk in Victor Harbor…see granite island post.
Dinner at a great Italian restaurant Ninos. Pizza and wonderful coffee.
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Granite island
August 11, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The place to see across the causeway from the waterfront. Wonderful old horse drawn tram plies this route. Good views from all round this Little Rock and to the south and east blue water to the horizon just like Phillip Island. They also run penguins tours after dusk here as well…Read more
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Victor harbor 2
August 12, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Gill’s now favourite place - Nino’s - great gluten-free pizza bases and terrific coffee ☕️ . Started the day with coffee here - now off to Wellington for a ferry ride across the Murray then on to Robe.Read more
TravelerAgree with you Gill...best place in VH.
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Wellington
August 12, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The ferry across the Murray river… this is free (!!) and runs 24hr a day. Amazing!
Nothing much else there … I imagined a town but it’s really now just the ferry. Must have been bigger once to have needed the courthouse.Read more
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Meningie - on the lake
August 12, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 20 °C
Lunch! Busy place, lots of choices.
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Kingston
August 12, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
Just passing through .., enjoying the sights.
Attractive fishing and lobster port on the South Australian South Coast
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Robe
August 12, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Robetown Motor Inn for the night tonight. There looks to be lots of historic buildings in town.
Back at the motel, after a swim in the heated indoor pool, we cooked our prepared Thai chicken and vegetables and rice (bought from the butcher in Meningie) in the communal kitchen. The wine with dinner came from the local limestone coast.Read more
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Robe 2
August 13, 2024 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 14 °C
Up for coffee and the trip to Port Fairy …. Yes back into Victoria
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Mt. Gambier
August 13, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Lunch and fuel up.
Lunch in the Bay Blue - over the road from the old courthouse.
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The border …..
August 13, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
Victoria again…
TravelerI love Portland ❤️
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Port Fairy
August 13, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Last night on the road…
Finally able to have a drink at the oldest licensed pub in Victoria. It’s steak night as well so should be an enjoyable meal.
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Port Fairy 2
August 14, 2024 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Breakfast at a cafe on the final day.. great coffee. I managed to get back into Victoria with some Fritz and a couple of Auntie Lydia’s (Nanna Lyd to the whole of Wudinna) Anzac biscuits!
TravelerSafe travels. Looks like you've had a great trip!
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