Leaving Adelaide

From Pt Moorowie travelled to Auburn, a small town in the southern edge of the Clare Valley in the mid-north of South Australia, where we stayed for 4 nights.  Always great to stay at this small Caravan Park and enjoy Eric and Helen's hospitality.  Drove to Pt Willunga Caravan Park where we stayed for 10 days and enjoyed days at the beach and our final catch up with friends and family.  From Pt Willunga drove to Windsor Gardens Caravan Park for a week to catch up with friends and family, then off to my brother's home at Tea Tree Gully to housesit and look after their puppy 'Trixie' for approx 3 weeks.  During this time we were able to have the Caravan serviced,  Doctor appointments, spend time with family and friends and squeeze a few massages in from a very good local Masseuse.

After our housesit we went back to McLaren Vale for 3 nights where we caught up with Todd and Tenelle for a couple of hours (they flew down for an Engagement Party) then went to the Food and Wine Twilight @ McLaren Vale which was a nice evening.  I drove back to Windsor Gardens Caravan Park while Helen stayed at her sisters place for a few days, helping her pack up things to move into a new home in a Retirement Village in McLaren Vale.

Whilst in Adelaide we attended the Women's AFL Grand Final between the Crows and Carlton.  With over 52,000 in attendance, good football and a win to the Crows, was a great feeling to be apart of this event at Adelaide Oval.  I was lucky enough to be given a Members Ticket to the Crows v Geelong night match, also at the Adelaide Oval.   Was great to catch up with family and friends and always sad to say goodbye but at the same time we are certainly ready to get back on the road again.

After being in South Australia for nearly 5 months it's time to escape before it gets too cold and head north. Our first stop was along the Murray River at Younghusband where we stayed with my sister together with my brother for a few days. This gave us the opportunity to have a good chat before venturing up to the Territory.

Early morning mist on the mighty Murray River 

This kookaburra would fly in around meal time, very friendly

Happy hour around the campfire at Younghusband

Of course I had to play with my drone

Bacon and egg breakfast on the upper deck 

From Younghusband we traveled via Waikerie to look at the silo art and stayed at Morgan Riverside Caravan Park, on the Murray River for the night. Great spot and very appealing as it was a warm afternoon and the shady trees and green grass were appreiated.

Pelicans by Garry Duncan at Waikerie

Regent Parrot by Jimmy Dvate

The Silo Art at Waikerie - Regent Parrot, Yabby and Pelicans

From Morgan we travelled through Burra (very dry and sheep were so thin) to the Princes Highway and up to Port August where we stocked up with food and stayed the night at Shoreline Caravan Park.