The Granites - somewhere along the limestone coast of South Australia

After leaving Narrung we drove down the limestone coast - a very scenic route

Next stop for us was the Granites - a great camping spot on long beach - it was great to get some fresh air, stretch our legs and even time for a game or two

The Granites are named after these rocks

This was our campsite for two nights - superb views looking out over the southern ocean

We watched the sun sink into the ocean

We left on a blustery cold morning and now heading to Frances

(via a stop in the main street of Naracoorte to update this blog)

Next stop, Liz's cousin Heather's 2,000 acre sheep station.

On the road again - YAY

We left Balaklava on Monday 12 December. Jo (my friend in the caravan park) decided to do a small trip to the Angaston fresh produce markets before we left. This is part of the Barossa Valley. We sampled some fine fare (or stuffed our faces is more like it) and even ran into the only Town Cryer of South Australia.

We thought it was a fine excuse to stop at one of the Barossa Valley wineries and stock up on Christmas Cheer.

After farewells to our friends in the Balaklava Caravan Park Mark and Jo and a big blast of the bus air horn we were on our way.

Our first stop was Tailem Bend were we had our first camp fire in many months.

We then decided to head to a lovely camp at Narrung on the fringes of the Coorong National Park.

We were situated right in the middle of the Alexandrina and Albert Lakes. These lakes are massive.

That afternoon we toured the Coorong National Park - we went out to Pelican Point but unfortunately we couldn't get out to the Barrages as they had been closed off. These barrages were built in 1830 to stop the seawater from the ocean penetrating the lakes so that they could use the lakes for irrigation. There are four and the longest being 3 kilometres long (you are supposed to be able to walk along them).

After turning back we found a nice spot were Rob went for a skinny dip (these photos are NOT for display).

We then drove through to Meningie around the Albert Lake then caught the ferry back to our camp

Today we are off to the Granites camp on the limestone coast just north of Kingston.

Moving on ....... bye bye Balaklava

We will be moving on from Balaklava on Monday and heading to Frances, where we will stay with Liz's cousin on a 2,000 acre sheep station. 

We are going to take the coast road and stop at a few nice places along the way. 

Christmas will be at Mt Gambier with Liz's Aunty and cousins.

On a day off recently we decided to take a small tour and headed out to Wallaroo.

It was nice to see the water and took a stroll on the beach

This is Viterra at Wallaroo -  conveyers run out to the boats where they load the malting barley ready for export, mostly to Japan

Where there were once fields of gold and green - crops are now ready for harvesting - a totally different landscape

Harvested crops on the other side of the road looking out to the head of the Gulf of St Vincent

Here is Liz probing a truck of Canola

After the crops have been classified they line up for the weigh in bridge before offloading to the sheds or bunkers

The classifying huts where Liz has been working (before the onslaught)

Here is a pic of canola after being loaded into the shed Rob was looking after - it is dumped on a grid

It pours through the grid onto a conveyor underneath and then it moves into the shed

We are now moving to a different site which is 15 minutes from my cousins place