Archive for the 'Holidays' Category

On the first morning of our recent road trip to Sydney we left in good time in the morning. We stopped for a short break at Lake Roberts in Lameroo in the eastern district of South Australia. We had a cup of tea, a few biscuits and changed drivers. This spot is a favourite picnic [...]

Lameroo is a small service town in the mallee districts of eastern South Australia. The town provides goods and services for the surrounding wheat and sheep farming area. The town is also on the quickest route from Adelaide to Sydney, so we usually go that way when going to visit family. On our most recent [...]

The Mongolian Wild Horse, or Przewalski’s Horse was once very common throughout much of central Asia. It is thought that they became extinct in the wild, but conservation efforts by zoos like Monarto Zoo in South Australia have been instrumental in reintroducing this species back into its natural habitat. The breeding programme here at Monarto [...]

Encounter Bay at Victor Harbor on the south coast of South Australia is one of the most picturesque spots in our state. We love visiting for day trips as it is just a little over an hour from home. We also enjoy taking our caravan there and staying for a weekend or a few days. [...]

On our recent short holiday in Victor Harbor we went to visit my friend and fellow writer Rod. On the Sunday afternoon he took us for a tour of Victor Harbor in his wonderful 1928 A Model Ford. We ended up at the picnic area half way up The Bluff, a prominent granite hill to [...]