BAROSSA VALLEY

We travelled on up towards Price and decided to travel on over to Greenock in the Barossa Valley where there is a RV friendly camping for only $5 per night.  If we get there tonight we will have all day tomorrow to explore the Barossa area.  Arriving there to a game of cricket still in play so sat outside and enjoyed the ambience of the oval with about 12 other campers.

Not sure which direction to take we made our way to Seppeltsfield Road and headed east.

Stopped at Whistler Vineyards and tasted a yummy Sav. Blanc so got myself one bottle only! Pensioners remember.  Travelling on the Nuriootpa we stopped at another Kaesler cellar door.  Wayne tasted a shiraz and got one but I didn't like anything there so carried on down the road and Wayne found Penfolds.  Yep sampled a port and liked it.

I had read about a bakery over at Angaston that served the best pies and pastries.  Dissapointed as it is only open Mon.-Fri. so had to try another bakery down the road.  Love all the townships in the Barrosa Valley.  So full of history of the European folk that came and started planting the vines to make this and all the other vineyards throughout this country.

These locals still blacksmithing and making items to sell as well as making horse shoes.

Strolling down the street to the cheese factory saw the local park with folk lunching, strolling and generally having a great day out.

Hopping back into the truck we tried taking the heritage drive, after one wrong turn we found the Mengier Hill Sculpture  Park.   Wow.  It reminded me of the sculptures out of Broken Hill.  Very interesting.  World renowned sculptures showing their artform high on the hill overlooking the Barrosa Valley.  Very impressed.

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I love places like this.  Time to contemplate what those pioneers went through to establish themselves and their families with only self belief to make it work.

Turning into Tanunda main street was another wow factor.  So clean and tidy, you can understand why the place is so busy and popular to visit.

Love spotting these old derilict houses and out buildings throughout the country.

I feel like we need to spend more time around this area next time around!

Back onto Seppeltfield Road and down the palmed roads to the Seppelt Family Mousoleum.  Good exercise walking up the the top.  Whew!













The last township I was interested in seeing was Kapunda north of Greenock which is Australia's first copper mining town.  A large bronze statue, known as Map the Miner or Map Kernow (Son of Cornwall) pays tribute to the Cornish miners who came here.  Sir Sidney Kidman, once the world's largest private landowner, lived in Kapunda for 40 years.

Ruins of buildings of yesteryear.

Lookout the Teddy's are escaping.

YORKE PENINSULA

We have six days to spend along the highways and byways of the Yorke Peninsula before we get into Adelaide for a week.

Port Pirie caught our interest with the old history and buildings of this town.  Time for laundry again before taking a trip around the town.

Just look for the pig, cow and goat.   Know what meat they sold way back then.

This old church is now a "Barnacle Bill" restaurant.  Had dinner there. Lovely fresh salad bar to help yourself. Yum.

Headed south and stopped for lunch at Minlaton where we read about the local hero.

This area is predomantely grain farming through here with lovely little townships dotted along the way.

Paddocks looking very dry after crop harvest.

POINT TURTON caravan park was our nesting place for two nights to explore this southern region of the Yorke Peninsula.  Once again, fishing and more fishing down here.

All of this just a short stroll from our site up on the top level of the caravan park.  Fishermen not happy as the following days were too windy.

We took a drive to explore Corny Point and the history of there before heading down to Innes National Park to drive through as far as Pondalowie Bay where all the fishing boats shelter from the huge seas.

Corny Point below the lighthouse.

  I was amazed at the Stenhouse Bay Jetty where the ships came into to be loaded with gypsum.

Showing the loading shute up the cliff-face today.

We then ventured on to the Cape Spencer Lighthouse high upon the cliffs of Investigator Strait.

We had our lunch at West Cape picnic area looking back to Ethel Beach where the Ethel and Ferret wrecks can still be seen washed up against the cliffs.

Pondalowie Bay 

Coming back we stopped into the Inneston Historic Township where short-term holiday rental is available in the fully renovated houses.  Very interesting place to stroll through.  Lots of ruins as well.

Inneston Lake

Saturday 25th Feb. we left our campsite and hit the road along the eastern side of Yorke Peninsula through Yourketown, Edithburgh then up to Ardrossan where we stopped for lunch.  Fascinated with the folk crabbing at the low-tide waters edge way out picking up crabs.

Loved the red cliffs looking north but I couldn't zoom in to show the people crabbing out at the waters edge as well as off the jetty.

Sometimes under the jetty is a better shot than on top!

Like the rusty bolts here.

Oh for a feed of crabs.  Not today.