Thursday, 23 September
We are beginning to think the sun is never going to shine! Such a cold, bleak and dreary day.
We left Adelaide this morning, heading for Naracoorte. Our route from the caravan park to the Princes Highway was via the ring road and we assumed (never assume!) that a ring road is just that. Not in Adelaide – it is simply a route through streets with dozens of traffic lights and packed with traffic. It took us an hour to travel 20 kms! After finally making the freeway, we then had the long, steep pull up through the Mt Lofty Ranges, watching in amazement at how quickly the fuel consumption increased. Of course, what goes up generally comes down, so we then watched the fuel consumption reading drop to a more acceptable level.
We stopped at the old German town of Hahndorf – such a beautiful spot which would have been even nicer if the sun was shining. Unfortunately, we discovered that, apart from a couple of coffee shops and the bakery, very little else opened before 10.30 or 11.00 am. We wandered up and down the main street (one of us nearly froze in his travelling clothes!) looking at the old buildings, before having a coffee at the German bakery. It was very disappointing not to be able to browse some of the interesting looking shops.
Onwards across the Murray River – lots of water flowing now – to Keith and our lunch stop on the side of the road. Then it was southwards through Padthaway, and its mighty huge vineyards until we reached Naracoorte. This was a rather pretty drive through the vineyards and canola fields.
We are staying overnight at the Naracoorte Big 4 Caravan Park, which has its own tiny train line (which only operates at weekends and peak season), large grass playing areas and a family of geese. The sites are very wide, grassy and shady and the amenities are certainly of a reasonable standard. The centre of town is only a short walk away, following the creek.
We are beginning to think the sun is never going to shine! Such a cold, bleak and dreary day.
We left Adelaide this morning, heading for Naracoorte. Our route from the caravan park to the Princes Highway was via the ring road and we assumed (never assume!) that a ring road is just that. Not in Adelaide – it is simply a route through streets with dozens of traffic lights and packed with traffic. It took us an hour to travel 20 kms! After finally making the freeway, we then had the long, steep pull up through the Mt Lofty Ranges, watching in amazement at how quickly the fuel consumption increased. Of course, what goes up generally comes down, so we then watched the fuel consumption reading drop to a more acceptable level.
We stopped at the old German town of Hahndorf – such a beautiful spot which would have been even nicer if the sun was shining. Unfortunately, we discovered that, apart from a couple of coffee shops and the bakery, very little else opened before 10.30 or 11.00 am. We wandered up and down the main street (one of us nearly froze in his travelling clothes!) looking at the old buildings, before having a coffee at the German bakery. It was very disappointing not to be able to browse some of the interesting looking shops.
Onwards across the Murray River – lots of water flowing now – to Keith and our lunch stop on the side of the road. Then it was southwards through Padthaway, and its mighty huge vineyards until we reached Naracoorte. This was a rather pretty drive through the vineyards and canola fields.
We are staying overnight at the Naracoorte Big 4 Caravan Park, which has its own tiny train line (which only operates at weekends and peak season), large grass playing areas and a family of geese. The sites are very wide, grassy and shady and the amenities are certainly of a reasonable standard. The centre of town is only a short walk away, following the creek.
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