Saturday, December 15, 2007

Craters, Lakes, Sinkholes – Great Food, Good Wine and a neat City

Mt. Gambier & Adelaide December 4th - 6th
At Mt. Gambier, in the evening and early the next morning we saw three crater lakes, two sinkholes which had gardens in them and the 'Lady Nelson discovery Center'. The center explained the history of the area, the craters and the sinkholes. A very decent presentation. Now on to Adelaide, but first the biggest and best lobster joined us for lunch in Kingston. Didn't think we'd ever finish eating and there are doggie bags posted to you. Here's another great trick! To get to the airport for car return, just follow the airport shuttle. He knows we are going. Straight to RR station. Then after the the van driver quit laughing he directed us to the airport. The next day, did a city tour, spent time at Glenelg and a walkabout the Adelaide CBD. The next day we went on a wine country tour to the Barossa Valley with a personal tour guide Mary Anne. After they poured us out of Jacobs Creek, went to Grant Burge Winery. Both were excellent visits, then on to the small town of Nuiroopta for an superb Roo Lunch. Drove in circles till we reached Hahndorf, a quaint German town and cut the cheese.
Thats all folks!!

Sinkhole at Mt. Gambier

Blue Crater Lake at Mt. Gambier

Eats and Treats at Kingston

Lighthouse on Stilts

Ferris Wheel at Glenelg, near Adelaide
A different View on the Wheel

Adelaide Xmas Tree with a very naught elf

The Wine Experts







2 comments:

Schrader's said...

Beautiful scenes - getting excited for June! Did you try and eat the lobster after the wine tour? Glad you can entertain the locals by stalking them on the roads to the airport/rail station! Did you go down the stairs to the beach or just take the picture?!

smile like you mean it said...

GREAT PICTURES..... and nearly fell off the couch laughing at mom w/ the koala! miss you much!