Day 123 Monday 15th August
We woke up this morning and it was raining, however, we set off into town on the bus and then we caught a tram to Glenelg, the local beach. It had stopped raining when we got there but was very overcast. The tram was great. We went into the Bay Discovery Centre which showed the history of the settlement of Glenelg. There was a monument dedicated to Captain Hindmarsh’s landing in 1836 when the colony began. Obviously in summer it is a busy place.
Day 124 Tuesday 16th August
Today we set off to the Museum in town. It was raining again and the weather was looking quite miserable. The museum was excellent. We were a bit apprehensive after the first 2 levels but the next 2 levels made up for it. They showed minerals, Egypt, Flinders ranges and the animals of South Australia and the region they lived in.
Then we went for a walk and saw the Festival Centre with the play houses, Parliament house, the Torrens River and the Adelaide Oval in the background. We then went to Skycity Casino and had a pensioner’s lunch (roast beef and veg for $5.95).
It started raining just after we arrived home.
Day 125 Wednesday 17th August
We left Adelaide at 9.00 this morning after very heavy rain during the night. It was still raining as we packed up and left. We arrived at Nuriootpa to a very overcast and wet day. They had received lots of rain that morning.
After morning tea we went to visit some wineries including Seppeltsfield, Chateau Tanunda, Turkey Flat, Whistler, Wolf Blass and Barossa Valley Estate. We remember going to Wolf Blass 30 years ago when it was just a tin shed. It is huge now. We also went to Maggie Beer’s farm and watched a cooking demonstration as well as tasted some of her produce. We had a produce tasting at Wolf Blass which was very good.
Distance travelled today 72km
Total distance travelled 19437 km
