Barossa Valley for a change of pace

Jan 5, 1999

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in 1998 West from Canberra, Attractions, Australian Fun, Camping, Road Trip

We decided not to stay the full distance in the Innes National Park. The weather was far too hot and dry and our camping conditions were far from ideal. We decided we needed a place with a little more sophistication and luxury, so we packed up and drove to the Barossa Valley. It was the right…

History everywhere in the park

Jan 4, 1999

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vherring

in 1998 West from Canberra, Australian Fun, Camping, Featured, Road Trip, Shipwrecks, Snorkelling

Yorke National Park was a surprise package with significant history and lots of beaches. Pity about the wind.

Toilet paper and snorkelling

Jan 3, 1999

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vherring

in 1998 West from Canberra, Australian Fun, Camping, National Parks, Road Trip, Snorkelling, Toilet Stories

[singlepic id=80 w=320 h=240 <strong>template=caption</strong> mode=watermark float=right]The morning constitutional, is always a ritual taken with some trepidation when camping. The facilities can vary from nothing at all, that’s the dig your hole and bury your own business, to full clean flush toilets with hot and cold water. Most commercial camp grounds have the later, but at National…

Yorke Peninsular and Innes National Park

Jan 2, 1999

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vherring

in 1998 West from Canberra, Attractions, Australian Fun, Camping, National Parks, Road Trip

It was sad to leave the Clare Valley, but Australia is a big country and we wanted to go as far south as we could in the time we had, to do that our next stop would the Innes National Park Yorke Peninsular South Australia. It was a very hot day, the outside temperature was 39 degrees,…

Around the Clare Valley

Jan 1, 1999

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vherring

in 1998 West from Canberra, Australian Fun, Camping, Road Trip

I had hopes of a better day than yesterday, and I only mean that in respect to my dreadful driving experience yesterday. The Clare Valley is inland in the North Eastern corner of South Australia, it is a grape growing district of note with more than 40 vineyards. The wineries lie along a narrow 40 kilometre…

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