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Walking the Riesling Trail, Clare
Along the Riesling Trail near Clare, South Australia
I’ve been a little tardy in getting up these photos from Easter earlier this year. Over the long weekend we stayed with our daughter who teaches in the local high school. During our stay we went for a daily walk along the Riesling Trail. This walking track used to be the old railway line. It now has a new life as a tourist attraction in its own right. People visiting the wine growing region can walk from Auburn to just north of Clare. Access to many of the region’s wineries is quite easy from the trail.
I’ll share more photos in coming days.
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
The Lakeside Model Railway is in Clare in the mid north of South Australia, just over two hours from Adelaide. The area is a popular tourist and visitor destination because it is one of the state’s leading wine producing regions. This delightful little model railway is one of the lesser known gems in the Clare Valley. Even better – it is a five minute stroll from my daughter’s home. She is a teacher in one of the local schools.
The railway is set in a park like environment with picnic grounds, golf club and Country Club adjacent the railway. Lake Inchiquin is only a few metres away too. The last photo in this set shows the operational days of the month and times of running for this lovely little railway.
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Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
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Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
I enjoy visiting my daughter who is a teacher in Clare in the mid north of South Australia. There are many things for the tourist and visitor to do in the Clare Valley, one of our state’s leading wine producing areas.
A little known attraction is the Lakeside Model Railway, pictured here on this post. The local model train enthusiasts have regular meetings and the model trains are available for rides by the public. See the sign shown below for days of the month when they run, as well as the times of operation.
And the best thing is this little delight is a five minute stroll from my daughter’s home!
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Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
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Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
The Lakeside Model Railway at Clare is a five minute stroll from my daughter’s house. It is situated in a lovely park like setting next to Lake Inchiquin, a popular picnic spot next to the Clare Country Club and Golf Course. On a regular basis model train enthusiasts hold meetings here on their extensive track layout. Rides on the model trains are extremely popular.
Click on the photo of the sign to enlarge so that you can read the days and times of operation.
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Tour Down Under 2010
A "cyclist" training for the Tour Down Under near Watervale
One of the funny displays someone had prepared to greet the riders in this year’s Tour Down Under was this fellow near Watervale. It seems he was really serious about his training regime for the big race.
An interesting thing happened while I was taking this photo. A journalist from the local Balaklava newspaper pulled up in her car, grabbed her camera and then asked me to pose by this “cyclist”. She then proceeded to interview me. A little story about me and a photo of me “coaching” the cyclist appeared in the paper two days later. My daughter was able to get hold of a copy and send it to me. Ah – my ten seconds of fame.