South Australia
Our Long Drive to Broken Hill
In a final look around Burra before leaving, we found a few sights that we hadn’t yet seen such as the old railway station. The last trains from here ran in the 1990s. Railway lines were once the life blood of rural Australia but have now been replaced by modern road transport. Trucks now transport […]
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The Yorke Peninsula Art Trail
I have found two differences between this area of the Yorke Peninsula (and generally through South Australia) with Victoria. In Victoria, timber was commonly available to early settlers as an inexpensive and expeditious method of construction. Many early buildings have either rotted away or fallen down. In South Australia, early settlers used stone for constructing […]
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South to Dhilba Guuran da-Innes National Park
Yesterday,, we spent our day travelling south of Edithburgh to the very southerly end of the York Peninsula. Just after leaving Edithburgh,we came across the Wattle Park Wind Farm. It has been operating since April 2005. When it was officially opened in June of that year it was Australia’s largest wind farm at 91 megawatts.. Its […]
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We’re on the York Peninsula
Yesterday, we travelled from Hahndorf to the little town of Edithburgh on the York Peninsula. This is not near the location of Coffin Bay and its famous oysters – that’s the Eyre Peninsula – hundreds of kilometres away. Near Port Wakefield is a Proof Range where the army tests artillery weapons and ammunition. It just […]
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A Visit to Hahndorf
We only had a short 75 km to travel from Victor Harbor to Adelaide and then Hahndorf in the Lofty Ranges behind the capital city but it took us all day. The first part of our journey was across the top of the Fleurieu Peninsula and it took us through some beautiful undulating farming country […]
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Our Day in the Fleurieu Peninsula
Our second day in Victor Harbor began with a late start and then an easy drive along the Fleurieu Way towards the end of the peninsula. Some of this drive took us along the coast with some very photogenic locations. Looking to King Head from The Bluff Petrel Cove Beach at Victor Harbor Waitinga Beach We […]
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Driving Along the Linmestone Coast
Over the last two days we have driven north along the Limestone Coast Region of South Australia as we travelled from Mount Gambier to the seaside town of Victor Harbor. On the way, we made a number of divergences to a variety of scenic places and enjoyed some interesting scenery. On the very first part of […]
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Exploring Around Mount Gambier
On this easy going and relaxed trip, we have spent the last two days exploring the area around Mount Gambier. Yesterday, we looked around the region closer to town and today, further to some places further away along the coast near Port Macdonnell. Mount Gambier is known for its unique geological features, including its limestone […]
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We’ve Made it Back Home to Melbourne
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 […]
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Towns and Their Fame
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 […]
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Back to Port Augusta
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 […]
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Coffin Bay
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 […]
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