Last day in Adelaide
Jan 4 We were a little slow getting started so we didn’t get to go for our walk before we pocked up Liam. While our initial plans were to visit the pandas at the...
Author: Christopher Bounds
Adelaide Hills
Jan 3 We began the day with a lovely walk through the parklands near Mark’s place taking a big arc around the Botanical gardens (which were closed), along the banks of the Torrens and...
Sunday in Adelaide
Jan 2 We woke early and walked to St Francis Xavier Cathedral for mass. It was a beautiful cathedral but the priest had the strangest accent and spoke like a BBC newsreader. We then...
Victor Harbour
December 31 After a session at the gym and brekky we headed off early ( to escape the heat) for a walk to Granite Island. The island is accessed via a causeway on foot...
Idyllic Clare
Awoke after a peaceful night’s sleep in our 19th century slate cottage to a beautiful cooked brekky sourced from local ingredients: bacon, free range eggs, vine ripened tomatoes and mushrooms. We then walked it...
Finally, love in the vines
After breakfast and a quick clean of the “Ruby suite ” we headed off towards the Clare Valley. We took a detour through Kapunda, a historic mining town dating back to the 1840s and...
Browsing the Barossa
I awoke early ( a holiday habit I am desperate to break) determined that I was going to make up for the huge blunder I had made with the accommodation. I was going to...
Tanunda — in vino suburbia or something
We headed off from Balranald at about 9am and drove through Mildura and were amazed at the size of the largely commercial vineyards. The countryside was very green and the road in good condition....
Sydney to Balranald
Paula and Chris together:— After a quick breakfast of toast with spaghetti/ baked beans and a pack of the car we set off. I took the first stint to Yass. Two and a half...