Adelaide

19 November 2012

In Adelaide for a week.

Ma & Poppa

23 November 2012 From email...
Hi All

Sorry I have been a bit slow in keeping you up to date with our travels but we have been busy. I see the last email was 23rd October so I will continue on.

We left Esperance and went to Coolgardie (one night) and Kalgoorlie (3 nights). Kalgoorlie we took the Super Pit Tour of the gold mine. Then had a night at Norseman before the trek across the Nullarbor. Had a free camp at Baxter and then a longer day to Eucla and a very hot day to Nundroo and arrived Ceduna 10am which was also a very hot day. There were three viewing areas of the cliffs and Great Australian Bight. An interesting drive but very boring in parts, very windy but glad we've done it.  A short drive to Streaky Bay for 4 nights and while there we had lighting storms not much rain but hot and windy and we lost power 2 days for several hours. The lighting started fires in the area so it became smoky and what could have been a lovely stay on the waterfront was a bit disappointing.

Onto Wudinna for a night and then to beautiful Port Lincoln (my favourite spot) and the seafood is amazing. We stayed there 5 nights and had a lovely spot in the caravan park overlooking Boston Bay. The boys could fish on the pier at the caravan park and caught 3 squid (a first for both) Our favourite restaruant was Dio Giornos where we enjoyed great coffee and amazing seafood pizzas. Went there everyday. Stocked up with seafood at a warehouse. Unfortunately our last night was when the bushfires broke out at Tulka which was only 11 kms away and some poor people lost homes cars etc.

Onto Wyalla again very windy and we said goodbye to Eyre Peninsula and stayed at Clare for two nights. Did a bit of wine tasting and then onto our next favourite place the Barossa Valley. I think I preferred it to Margaret River  for scenery and food and wine but both were great places to visit. We stayed at Tanunda in the Barossa for 4 nights and could have stayed longer. Then arrived in Adelaide for 5 nights and we are here now and leave in the morning. Day trips to Glenelg another lovely spot, Victor Harbour and McLaren Vale wineries. Today we visited the RMWilliams musuem.

We are stilll having some cool nights eventhough the days are warmer and some very hot. I did take the flannelette sheets off the bed today as I think they will be too hot
for our trek home. Today was 31deg and last night 19deg. We head for Mildura and Renmark for a trip along the Murray River on our home. We have travelled 25000km so
far and no problems. My sister and husband leave us in a weeks time as they want to be home 4th Dec but our plan is to get home app 13th Dec.

Lil 'L has a daycare concert on 14th Dec and we have decided to try to get home in time for that depending if we can get the caravan into storage. Then its full steam ahead for Christmas.

We are all well and sad our trip is coming to an end.

Miss you all

Love Ma and Poppa