Monday, October 18, 2010

Rain, some ports, Adelaide & the Barossa


Just squint your eyes, peer into the distance and you'll see the longest timber (careful wording here) jetty in Australia at Port Germain SA.  Sadly, it just rained and rained here and did a pretty good job of keeping us in the van!  Oh, and South Australia seems to be the headwind capital of Australia - doesn't matter which way we've been heading there have been strong headwinds.  This is shaping up to be our "Headwind Holiday"





Beautiful buildings in the Barossa.  There is also a most amazing display and gift shop behind these front doors!












Rhonda and Maggi Beer's daughter in that Kitchen Rhonda really enjoyed the cooking demo and catching up afterwards.












Another magnificent building - Chateau Yaldara (McGuigans).














This is a huge boat entering the Loch at Glenelg SA - very tight fit and a very competent driver. 













Inner door opening - the boat must have been very close to the max size this thing could accommodate!  The driver even used a B&D Garage Door type remote control to operate the loch gates!  The whole process kept Spen fascinated.









We cycled for ages around Glenelg - up the beachfront and around these boats in the inner lake at Glenelg.  The bikes have had a real workout this trip and Toby loves to run along beside Spen's bike.

1 comment:

  1. Hey Spencer, sounds like you guys are having a great time. Always seeming to have a headwind is the great bike-riders' lament as well. Good to see you out on your own cycles. We're trucking along well here in Leura; had an exciting spring with the things in the garden that we weren't quite sure of eventually turning on the most magnificent displays of colour. If you are on blogger dashboard, and have time, you might look at some of my recent posts and see what you think of them - I would be interested in your feedback. Love to Rhonda.
    David (davidrowanwhite.blogspot.com)

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