Across the back passage...

From Port Augusta we headed down into the Gladstone wheat belt area on Sunday, through the picturesque Clare Valley, and across to our destination of Tanunda in the Barossa Valley. Along the way we had a "bit of a scare" when a truck carting a load of hay came around a "65 km/hr" corner at something closer to 100 - he barely took the corner crossing to the wrong side of the road with the trailer starting to lean over. We quickly pulled up to the side of the road fully expecting a face full of sliding hay truck but somehow he managed to stop it from toppling and passed us safely. Our hearts definitely skipped a few beats!!

Once settled in to Tanunda we tried out a few Barossa cellar doors and made some selections to keep us sated over the next week or so. It would take quite some time to explore the area properly, but the three wineries we visited were enough for us for this trip. This morning we stopped in town for a hot breakfast before heading on down through the Adelaide Hills, across Adelaide and then on to the ferry at Caper Jervis to take us to Kangaroo Island. We've decided to stay here at the Nepean Bay Caravan Park for six nights rather than exploring the Flinders Ranges and Broken Hill areas. We can always do that some other time as it is (relatively) close to Melbourne and is better suited to a trip with a 4WD.

Tomorrow we intend to simply relax and maybe go for a swim at the beach next to the park - exploring the island and taking a fishing charter can wait until later in the week.

This is an old sandstone shed in a recently harvested wheat field north of Clare. South Australia seems to be completely littered with old derilict sandstone buildings. This one is "in good nick":


This is one of the many vineyards in the Barossa (this one I think was Jacobs Creek's Cab Sav vineyard):


Here is the street in Narioopta (in the Barossa Valley) where Libby wants to live:


Here we are on the ferry on the way to Flinders Island. We found it rather amusing that you had to drive through "Myponga" before crossing the "Backstraight Passage". Perhaps we are just weird?


Until next time ...