Inland SA...
Ceduna - Kimba - Clare - Port Adelaide - Cape Jervis
The Route Map
Day 45 - 20th March
Ceduna - Minnipa - Pildappa Rock - Kimba
Heading east along Highway 1 across the plains of central SA. Where there very few bends in the road and even less hills. The road is flat, staight and mostly boring...
This morning there are still some heavy showers falling out across the plains…
Near the small village of Minipa is an amazing rock. A mini Uluru...
Pildappa Rock…
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Water streaming off the rock after a heavy shower of rain…
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Breakfast at Wudinna...
Last nights rain at Wundina has left large puddles which are ideal for refection photos…
Wudinna has the Australia Farmer Monument…
By early afternoon we have made it to Kimba. Famous for the Big Galah and some amazing silo art...
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Day 46 - 21st March
Kimba - Iron Knob - Burra - Clare
An early start this morning. Met the sunrise on the road ahead...
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We are now north west of Whyalla where the steel story began in a iron ore mine at Iron Knob (still very much a working mine. The township of Iron Knob on the other hand is almost a ghost town because works are now FIFO.) ...
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The last sale; $68.04 (139 cents/litre)…
The old mine workings…
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When we reach Port August or least bypass it we feel we have reached civilization again. Cryatal Book is the next town on today's route and what a surprise and delight to stop here for lunch...
Great bakery. Added to the list of must stop…
Town is so well presented with little plagues as thoughout explaining Crystal Brook’s history. It is also home to the “medium sized” Goanna …
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Bring in the wool…
With time up our sleave we decide to make a detour to see the "Mightnight Oil House" just outside Burra before we check-in at Clare...
it is called the Midnight Oil house beacuse it was the image used on one of their album covers…
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We were expecting Burra the towm itself to be just like a 100 other country towns. Boy were we wrong. First we visited the old copper mine that built Burra. So photogenic. We were very impressed...
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We have added Burra to our visit again list. The town itself seem intriguing...
All along the roadside there are mummified Scotch Thistles which the photographer amougst us find irrestible...
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We arrived into Clare mid-afternoon and found the wine town we had been searching for all trip...
Day 47 - 22nd March
Clare - Sevenhill - Auburn - Mintaro - Farrell Flat - Clare
Up early as usual for our grand tour of the Clare district. Breakfast first from a highly awarded bakery in Sevenhill...
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While we were parked up in the pub carpark the birds came out to play...
These are Adelaide Rosella…
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Farrell Flat Silo Art...
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Next is the historic village of Mintaro. Before we could photograph the building birds demanded attention...
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Mintaro is a historic village where the building owners have restored many of the orginal buildings...
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Day 48 - 23rd March
Clare
Basically a day off in Clare today but we decided to do a short trip early moring to see the Pink Lake at Lochiel...
Finally a pink lake that delivers…
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The Lochiel Monster…
One more top down shot before we go…
Another day another stone building. Irrisistable…
Clare is much like Maleny. It is only one hour drive from Adelaide and is surrounded by vinyard cellar doors. …
The courthouse date from the late 1800’s…
Street art is great…
Many sidewalk dining areas are covered by grape vines. Very Picturesque..
Day 49 - 24th March
Clare - Maggie Beers Farmshop - Port Adelaide
Today we off to stay overnight at Port Adelaide. We have the motorhome booked for 7.30am wheel alignment. On the way we travel across the Clare valley, over to Kapunda and onto Maggie Beers Farmshop...
Breakfast in the village of Riverton. Another total photogenic old worldly location...
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From here we travel across the dry rolling plains to Kapunda the hometown of Sir Sidney Kidman and Kidman Pastoral Company...
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The sheep creating a cloud of dust as they walk…
Onward to Maggie's Farmshop. Many goodies were purchased. Who knows when we will pass this way again? But there was time for sightseeing too...
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A few days earlier we had noticed the awning over the slide-out had started to come adrift. Repairs in the North Adelaide Bunnings carpark were required...
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The carvan park at Port Adelaide was in the suburb of Semiphore and right on the beach...
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Not bad location…
Day 50 - 25th March
Port Adelaide - Hahndorf - Cape Jervis
It is still dark when we drop the motorhome off for the wheel alignment. After that we travel to Hahndorf to stock up at Otto's Bakery and Beerenberg Farm Shop...
Autumn colours have started in the Adelaide Hills…
Coming down into Cape Jervis we can see Kangaroo Island in the distance…
