This last day of our trip has been entirely unremarkable. We only stopped once during the day for a quick lunch. Little of the scenery that we passed was new to us. The weather forecast for the day was for cool temperatures and considerable rain. When we left the town of Horsham this morning it…
Travelling south from Port Augusta took us (again) through mile after mile of broad acre wheat farms. There is nothing of great interest apart from the towns that we visited along the way They were the highlight of our day as we drove south to the wine growing area of the Barossa Valley. Just south…
On this trip, we have travelled through a variety of regions and environments. We began in the Riverland, then moved on to an area of mountains and gorges in the Flinders Ranges. Then at Port Lincoln we found rugged coastlines. Today, this was all swapped for inland Australia with its distinct rural environment. Driving inland…
There was a brilliant sunrise over Boston Bay in Port Lincoln this morning and it inspired us to get up and get going even though we only had a quiet day planned. Our intention was to do the 40 minute drive across to the other side of the peninsular to Coffin Bay. When the words…
After leaving Port Augusta yesterday, our route took us through some very uninteresting arid country as we drove south down the Eyre Peninsula to our most distant destination on this trip – Port Lincoln. I set the cruise control to 110 km nearly all the way and steered down this highway, stopping at just a…
Blinman is the furthest north point on this trio and we reached there in time for lunch. Our route then took us trough the Parachilna Gorge and then back to Hawker on the main highway. After leaving Rawnsley Park Station, heading north, we crossed the Arkaba Creek. This is one off hundreds of streams in…
We spent the day driving along some interesting and challenging roads today as we went sight seeing. With Jill’s current level of mobility, it’s not easy for us to walk very far, so driving is our best option. There are many stunning lookouts across these Ranges and we stopped at everyone along the roads that…
This area of Australia has an enormous amount of diverse history. Burra, where we stayed last night, was an important copper mining region and further north is another little town – Terowie which is now a virtual ghost town with only 160 people. However, in WW2 it was a bustling centre of activity. It was…
Before leaving Mildura, we had a superb meal at Stefano’s Restaurant in the basement of the Grand Hotel. For Jill to get down to the basement, it meant riding down in the service lift through the kitchen. But the effort was worth while with the five-course meal being a gastronomic delight. There was no menu…
We are about to head off on a driving trip to South Australia. Whilst we have done a few short local trips over recent months, this will be our first serious trip away since Covid-19 broke out fifteen months ago. We heading to the Flinders Ranges in the middle of South Australia – an area…
There are only a few places to stay in Peterborough, South Australia, but I cannot recommend the Roundhouse Motel. This place has just cancelled my booking. I booked a room around six months ago as part of a well planned trip to the Flinders Ranges. Just six days ahead of our stay, they called me…
Today, we finally made it to the Southern section of the Flinders Ranges. This series of mountains form the biggest mountains in South Australia and were named in honour of Mathew Flinders (by some of his party). He was the first man to circumnavigate Australia in 1802. The first settlers arrived here in 1845. We planned to…