All good things come to an end and so after breakfast we packed our gear into the car ready to begin our return trip home. We waited until Adelaide's peak hour was over before heading through Adelaide's eastern suburbs. For non Australians here's a sign you only see in Australia. Given the traffic we didn't …
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The next morning we made our way into Adelaide Station again on the bus before taking a tram down to the showgrounds, a ten minute tram ride to the south of the city. From the tram stop it was a short walk to the showgrounds. As we approached the showgrounds we noticed a caravan and …
As mentioned previously, the AFL has added a Gather Round into the fixture for the last three years but this was our first time, joining our friends who have been previously. Our team was due to play on the Saturday night so we started the day with breakfast followed by a stroll along the Torrens …
Apart from coming to Adelaide for the football, during the AFL Gather Round, a night visit to the stunning glass sculptures at the Chihuly Nights Exhibition at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens was high on our list of things to see. When you see these beautiful and colourful glass sculptures by celebrated American artist Dale Chihuly …
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Having seen items about Adelaide market on several travel shows on TV we decided we should go and see for ourselves. After breakfast the four of us headed into the city. We were able to find a car park near the market. The entry way had a couple of very colourful signboards. Soon we were …
After a good night's sleep we were awake about 8am. Breakfast was quickly eaten and we were on our way by 9am. About half an hour later we came to the charming town of Kaniva. The sign at the start of the town followed by the metal artwork alluded to the fact that Kaniva is …
An hour further on from Cocklebiddy we reached Madura Roadhouse. We checked in and set up the caravan on a bit of a slope. Light was fading but I figured it was better to complete the golf hole here now so we could set off quickly in the morning. This hole was named after the …
After spending 3 amazing months caravanning through South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia and a little bit of our own state Victoria, there are a lot of highlights to remember. So here's a summary of things we would like to recommend. At the end I have also included a few cautionary items. In South Australia …
Our drive today would take us mostly east. About halfway through the day we would cross back into our home state, Victoria, after nearly three months in SA, NT, WA and SA again. By 8:45 we were on the road having eaten breakfast and quickly packed up the 'van. The surrounding countryside was farming land.Within …
Today we had just under 350 kms to reach our next stopping point, Clare. As we left Kimba we passed the 'big galah' again.Early on in our drive we passed Iron Knobon our way to Port Augusta. From there we headed south with mountains to our left.Up until now there had been very few vehicles …
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