Category: Travel

I spent this morning working in the carpark behind the pub. Not our most scenic campsite but functional nonetheless. This earning-money stuff is really getting in the way of our working holiday!  I had a “miner’s pasty” for breakfast, an interesting combination of apples, carrots, potatoes, and maybe (???) sweet potatoes inside a pastry shell… Continue reading Day 32: Blinman >> Marree

Happy Mother’s Day to all the moms, mums, and mother figures out there. (Note: I am posting this on June 7; this is how far behind I am on the blog!) Today also happens to be our nephew Ben’s 18th birthday! Happy birthday, Benny boy! We woke up in the pub again this morning (that… Continue reading Day 31: Quorn, the Pichi Richi Railway, and Blinman

This morning while walking Tanner, Angus saw an “Open” sign at a café that normally isn’t, so we tried to go there for breakfast, but by the time we got there (not much later), the place was closed. Such is life in the Outback. So we had breakfast up the street at the Quandong Café.… Continue reading Day 30: Quorn

Bye bye wine regions! It’s been a slice of heaven! I really loved it and have fallen head over heels for South Australia. But there is so much more to see of this great state. Next, we were heading to country South Australia, to visit with our friend Angus, who has recently traded his life… Continue reading Day 29: Clare Valley >> Quorn

This morning, we drove into town to see whether someone could have a look at Sherwood’s battery charging (as this was really weighing on Adam’s mind). Though the auto electrician couldn’t help us, he let us try plugging in Sherwood (with fingers crossed), Adam went for a walk (and a hot chocolate), and I went… Continue reading Day 28: Clare Valley

Shock of shocks, there would be no wine tasting today. In the Clare Valley wine region. Today was supposed to be a dedicated and productive work day. So we moved from Farrell Flat to the fully equipped Discovery Campervan Park in the heart of Clare (the actual town of Clare, not the wine region). If… Continue reading Day 27: Clare Valley

“The Barossa” encompasses both Barossa Valley and Eden Valley, a region known for its dry Rieslings. Because Eden Valley hadn’t been on the itinerary with Tony the trike guy, I wanted to hit a couple of wineries there on our way out of the Barossa to the Clare Valley (another region known for its dry… Continue reading Day 26: Barossa Valley to Clare Valley via Eden Valley

Another day in the Barossa. How sad … not! We kicked off the day with brunch at El Estanco, which came recommended from a number of people we talked to. Now we felt that we had truly patronized every place there was to patronize in little Greenock. I ended up with a serious case of… Continue reading Day 25: The Barossa

It was cold when we woke up today: 2˚C (35.6˚F) outside and only 6˚C (42.8˚F) inside! Thankfully, we have the diesel heater (and our booties!). Today, we would make our way from the Adelaide Hills to the famed wine region the Barossa, but not before we nearly ran out of power in the van. Adam… Continue reading Day 24: Adelaide Hills to the Barossa (Greenock)

We woke up to another Adelaide Hills rainy morning, so I tried to be work-productive, even though it’s Saturday. I did some writing work, while Adam read in “the nest,” as I’ve come to think of the bed in Sherwood. We showered in Sherwood, for lack of a better option. This is not easy, as… Continue reading Day 23: Adelaide Hills