Day 120 Friday 12th August
We left Wilpena this morning at 8.00 and travelled via Peterborough, Burra and Saddlewood to Adelaide. It was a beautiful drive but long. The Goyder Line was designed by Goyder in the 1870’s and shows where pastoralists start and farming ends. There were sheep farms on one side and wheat farms on the other. There were many ruins of the early settlers’ houses scattered through the valley. Many buildings in the small towns we passed through were very old.
Distance travelled today 439 km
Total distance travelled 19265 km
Day 121 Saturday 13th August
We went into Adelaide city this morning by bus. It is a beautiful city with lots of very old buildings, some dating back to the 1850’s. We walked through Rundle Mall and then caught the city loop bus to the markets. They were fresh food markets and looked fantastic. We then went to Chinatown for lunch.
Day 122 Saturday 13th August
We went to Mt Lofty first this morning and looked at Adelaide from high up in the Adelaide Hills. It was a lovely view with a tower there to commemorate the discovery and naming of this mountain by Matthew Flinders in 1802.
Then we continued on through Stirling to Hahndorf. It is a lovely little town with many craft and food shops and cafes and restaurants. The town was first settled in 1832 by a group of Germans which is why many shops sell German trinkets and foods. We had lunch at a place called The Haus where we had Kransky and Wurst with sauerkraut. It was great. We drove along the Onkaparinga Valley however the Onkaparinga factory was gone. The weather was great today but is somewhat overcast now.
