Has The Drought Broken ?
Thursday morning saw us on the road again facing a full day of driving in order to ensure we stayed ahead of the forecast torrential rains moving down from Central Australia towards Port Augusta. For once the forcasts were very accurate, for as we passed Iron Knob and Whyalla and approaching Port Augusta the rain caught up with us. Fortunately for the next hour or so it was little more than heavy drizzle, so we were able to press on passing Port Pirie, Port Wakefield, Gawler and then on to Adelaide. As you are probably aware all of these areas are now subject to extensive flooding in addition to Coober Pedy, Oodnadatta and Alice Springs, so it appears that our luck is holding out in relation to keeping ahead of the rain. Our intention now is to head to the Adelaide Hills area, however due to an error on our part we incorrectly phoned ahead and made an accomodation booking in Nuriootpa which is North East of Adelaide by about 70km, and in fact we were right in the CBD area be!
fore we realised this mistake. So, we called back to the motel and cancelled that booking after deciding that Hahndorf in the hills suited us far better.
Upon arrival in Hahndorf, a delightful small German village situated in a central location of the Adelaide Hills, we booked into the Hahndorf Resort set in 12 lovely acres on the edge of town. Today we travelled 765km, again in 2 hour shifts. After setling in we drove into the village for dinner at a great little restaurant called Zorro's where they served authentic Balkan cuisine.
The "Tour Down Under" international cycle race had completed its third stage here earlier this afternoon so the main street was still heavily decorated with baloons and banners. This event is held annually in January - at a time when European teams are beginning their intensive competition and training for the European cycling circuit. The race features professional riders from Australia and around the world.
We have decided to stay in Hahndorf for two nights to slow down a little following two days of intensive driving across the Nullarbor. Friday was mainly spent investigating all the quaint shops in Hahndorf, then a drive through the hills region to Gumerecha and a visit to the "Big Rocking Horse" toy factory. Dinner at the German Arms Hotel back in Hahndorf with a pianist playing non stop near our table rounded off another great day.
Saturday morning, departed this delightful area travelling south east via Murray Bridge, Meningie, Kingston S.E. Millicent to Mount Gambier. The skies are looking very threatening as we approach Mt Gambier, but we were able to visit the beautiful Blue Lake in Mt Gambier. The water in this crater lake is a very intense cobalt blue and looks fantastic at the present time. The colour of the water is definately not influenced by reflection from the sky as the sky is now an intense black cloud and the heavens are about to open in a big way. We managed a drive around the lake stopping at several lookout points before the rain finally caught up with us, it teemed for about two hours, but then eased. All is going well, the four of us are still good friends, the Subaru has not missed a beat and tomorrow we cross into Victoria....
Well, it is now Sunday morning and I have just revised the subject title of this blog entry. Originally I had called it "Floods - What Floods", however as it has absolutely teemed all night that hardly seemed an appropriate heading. Our luck in relation to keeping ahead of the rain may have run out. Only time and today's travel following the coast to Warrnambool and Port Campbell will tell.
The Bloodtree Road Travellers.
http://kevinandgail.blogspot.com
fore we realised this mistake. So, we called back to the motel and cancelled that booking after deciding that Hahndorf in the hills suited us far better.
Upon arrival in Hahndorf, a delightful small German village situated in a central location of the Adelaide Hills, we booked into the Hahndorf Resort set in 12 lovely acres on the edge of town. Today we travelled 765km, again in 2 hour shifts. After setling in we drove into the village for dinner at a great little restaurant called Zorro's where they served authentic Balkan cuisine.
The "Tour Down Under" international cycle race had completed its third stage here earlier this afternoon so the main street was still heavily decorated with baloons and banners. This event is held annually in January - at a time when European teams are beginning their intensive competition and training for the European cycling circuit. The race features professional riders from Australia and around the world.
We have decided to stay in Hahndorf for two nights to slow down a little following two days of intensive driving across the Nullarbor. Friday was mainly spent investigating all the quaint shops in Hahndorf, then a drive through the hills region to Gumerecha and a visit to the "Big Rocking Horse" toy factory. Dinner at the German Arms Hotel back in Hahndorf with a pianist playing non stop near our table rounded off another great day.
Saturday morning, departed this delightful area travelling south east via Murray Bridge, Meningie, Kingston S.E. Millicent to Mount Gambier. The skies are looking very threatening as we approach Mt Gambier, but we were able to visit the beautiful Blue Lake in Mt Gambier. The water in this crater lake is a very intense cobalt blue and looks fantastic at the present time. The colour of the water is definately not influenced by reflection from the sky as the sky is now an intense black cloud and the heavens are about to open in a big way. We managed a drive around the lake stopping at several lookout points before the rain finally caught up with us, it teemed for about two hours, but then eased. All is going well, the four of us are still good friends, the Subaru has not missed a beat and tomorrow we cross into Victoria....
Well, it is now Sunday morning and I have just revised the subject title of this blog entry. Originally I had called it "Floods - What Floods", however as it has absolutely teemed all night that hardly seemed an appropriate heading. Our luck in relation to keeping ahead of the rain may have run out. Only time and today's travel following the coast to Warrnambool and Port Campbell will tell.
The Bloodtree Road Travellers.
http://kevinandgail.blogspot.com
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