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 [...]

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 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 [...]

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 [...]

Last month we went to stay with our daughter in Clare. We especially went to see the start of the 2010 Tour Down Under. The first stage of this year’s race started for the first time in the main street of Clare. On our way to Clare the day before the race start we were [...]