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Welcoming Center, Management and General Chat => Chit Chat => Topic started by: cookie1 on October 07, 2012, 02:56:19 am
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Well today is the day of packing. We have finished the planning. I'm sure all ex teachers will understand that I need to plan. It doesn't mean we stick to the plan, I just need a rough idea.
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Plan to travel safely and have a great time. We'll look forward to hearing of your adventures as you go.
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Have fun cookie..
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Ooh! Exciting. Yes, totally understand the planning.
Looks like you're ending up in Kalgoorlie?
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so exciting!! Have fun and travel safe. Looking forward to following your adventures again :-* :-*
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Safe travels Cookie and DH.
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Have a safe and great adventure, planning is part of the fun, all the better when doesn't have to be adhered too. Keep us posted along the way.
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Cookie and DH, have a great time and enjoy every minute. Yes we understand the planning. ;D ;D ;D
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Have a great trip Cookie & DH. Looking forward to hearing of your adventures. Take care
Marie :)
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I hope the packing goes well.
Have a safe and happy trip! Look forward to hearing about your adventures :)
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Haha Cookie, yes I totally understand the teacher planning :) -although I'm not an ex-teacher for some years to come yet!
....I also appreciate the visual representation of your trip, as many of us chalkies are visual learners (myself included!)
Have a great trip :)
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Can you believe it finally is going to happen Cookie after what is it, 2 failed attempts over the years? Travel safely and enjoy this wonderful trip. Pop in when you can so that we can read about your adventure and know you are safe. :-* :-*
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Oh I happy dance. I am so looking forward to this trip. Safe journey you intrepids.
Gerr
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So we're off on another trip across the nullabor! Yippee! What do all the post it's mean? Petrol stops or sleepovers or tourist sight?
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I'm so excited for you. I hope you have a wonderful trip, and I'm looking forward to your photos too. DH organised our trip, and I wasn't allowed to plan anything. I found that really hard, but we had a great trip Mind you, I had the map on my lap a lot of the time.
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Have a wonderful trip Cookie and travel safely. :)
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The post it's are stop over points CP. For one or more nights.
MJ we aren't going near Kalgoorlie, the post it's just do lots of overlapping.
We are all packed up now and will leave in the morning. Probably not till round 9 after the traffic calms down. We are doing it in easy stages. The holiday starts the minute we leave so it will be morning tea stops etc. such a lovely change after driving every where quickly when we were working. ES I still have my map handy at all times. I also have the 'bible handy. It is called Camps 6. It had maps, free camps, dump points and all sorts of valuable information in it. Even GPS points for each place. I love that when we travel like this I have absolutely nothing round my feet, even my bag goes on the floor in the back.
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Don't forget cookie the iPad is a GPS too and can track your progress as well.
Take it easy and just enjoy .
Gert
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Have a wonderful trip and lots of photos please :)
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Enjoy your trip cookie! Safe travelling :)
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How exciting have a lovely trip and take lots of photos :) :)
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Enjoy yourself cookie & DH ;D
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Going up Greenmount hill. Heaps of over size trucks in front of us. Been on the road 35minutes.
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It will clear soon I hope.
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The first morning tea of the trip(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/08/ymeqyza7.jpg)
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Hi Cookie
Thank you for your photos, I am enjoying the ride with you. ;D
Take care
Marie
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Oh goodie we are off. Yum morning tea.
Gert
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You are a smarty pants with you iPad Cookie - thanks for the photos, looks like we are going to enjoy this trip as we did ES's. We might have to limit those tea stops to make sure you get over here more quickly :D
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If you have an iPad with instagram look at Cookiemo1
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Yay cookie :D I'm now "following" you
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were all going on a summer holiday.................................
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Fantastic cookie - have a most wonderful trip! I look forward to seeing your photos. I have done a few long driving trips through WA but not as far as you are going. Have fun!
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were all going on a summer holiday.................................
no more working for a week or two. (well, maybe a bit longer! ;D)
Fun and laughter on our summer holiday,
no more worries for me or you,
for a week or two.
We're going where the sun shines brightly
we're going where the sea is blue.
we've all seen it on the movies,
now let's see if it's true.
Everybody has a summer holiday
doin' things they always wanted to
So we're going on a summer holiday,
to make our dreams come true
for me and you.
for me and you.
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Well we have pulled over for the night. It was quite early to pull over but quite enough for the first day.we have stopped at a bush camp called Koorarawalyee. Great name. When we pulled in about half an hour ago there was no one here.. Now the eighth van has just pulled in. It looks like a busy night. It is 67 km east of Southern Cross, we were amazed to find that 3G works here.
Our van is the one you can see the door of. You'll soon be bored with seeing it.
CP I peeked at your instagram photos.
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Hi Cookie, just googled where you are, can you see a load of much somewhere there, apparently it is for visitors to the site to spread around the little seedlings and plants to help them grow :) :) We are all with you on the trip so don't forget us..
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Can't see any mulch AB. Will have another look in the morning.
I meant to say we travelled about 414 km today. Not far but enough to ease into it.
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DH doing something he will be doing quite a bit in the next few weeks.
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Have a safe trip Cookie. Hope we get a chance to meet up when you get to SA.
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Me too Trudy..
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Have a great trip. Enjoy.
How long are you away for?
H :)
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Just stopped in Coolgardie for a coffee. 6-8 weeks Hally.
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Have fun cookie
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This is a cute little wildflower we saw between Southern Cross and Coolgardie. We"re in Norseman now. Travelled about 280 km today. A very easy run. We stopped for a while in Coolgardie to take some photos for the forum. Some of the windflowers we saw today were beautiful. Coolgardie is where gold was first found in WA. At Fly flat. It was nt very profitable and they then found lots in Kalgoorlie.
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This is the pipe line that was built by CY O'Connor in the early 1900's to take water to Kalgoorlie. It was a massive engineering feat.(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/09/yme2egud.jpg)
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These are some of the old buildings in Coolgardie, they are really beautiful. Also some buildings that are no longer in use. The town is almost a ghost town. I thought you. Ay like this photo of one of the two hotels that still run in town. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/09/heqedasa.jpg)
Norseman is also a gold mining town. It used to be fairly prosperous but now has mainly fly in fly out workers and is a shadow of its former self. Gold was discovered here in 1894 when a horse called Norseman was found to have a gold piece stuck in his hoof. That started the rush here. Here is Norseman the horse.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/09/ymymarys.jpg). A statue of him I should say.
We went up to the decline where the gold is mined. It goes about 3km under ground. This is the entrance to it.(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/09/ava5uqab.jpg)
This photo is of the tailings from the gold mining over the many years. It is massive. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/09/e7eqy7a8.jpg)
Tomorrow we head out where there is no coverage for at least one day. I'll keep doing photos but try not to do the same as ES did.
Here endeth the history lesson.
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Very interesting cookie, am enjoying all the facts. Love those shops too, you could imagine them done up as trendy little boutique style. Doesn't look like they'd get the passing traffic tho :-))
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Wonderful. I really enjoyed that. The buildings are really lovely what a shame they all aren't being used. Wouldn;t it be great if they could restore them and have them as they were in their heyday like a trip into the past when it was all hussell and bussell.
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Wonderful wonderful. Thank you so much.
Gert
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Such lovely, clear photos Cookie - a nice history lesson for our friends overseas too.
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Thank you. Xx. I can just imagine camel teams turning round in Coolgardie. The street is so wide. It is an amazing town, but is dying, if not dead. Kalgoorlie has a lot of interesting old buildings too. That will have to be another trip.
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Great photos cookie :)
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Good photos Cookie thanks for sharing :)
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looks good cookie
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We are now in SA. We crossed the border this morning and at the moment are about 17km from Penong, which is about 73 km from Ceduna. I'll try to put in some photos and hopefully explain what they are. We gained 21/2 hours in time today! Yesterday we travelled from Norseman to a lovely bush camp east of Madura. It was freezing overnight. We travelled 523km yesterday. We saw lots of snakes and dead Roos on the road. There are also heaps of trucks, usually road trains.
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This is what the landscape is like when you first leave Norseman. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/11/yse9ymu8.jpg)
Then it turns into this.
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At Madura you come down onto a coastal plain and travel along there with small hills on your left for round 200 or so Km.
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Then at Eucla you go back up again off the coastal plain.
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This was our first sight of The Great Australian Bight. It is very very beautiful.
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This is what it looks like on the actual Nullabor Plain. It means 'no trees' and is SA.
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When you come off the Nullabor the trees come back and then it slowly becomes grain country.
Tomorrow we go into Ceduna and have to go through a fruit/Vegie check and can take nothing in. We had steak for dinner with both veggies and salad.
Off now to get a peek at the forum.
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We travelled 527km today. Much the same as yesterday. Tomorrow will be about 100km Will sleep in, especially with this daylight saving. :)
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A short travelling day tomorrow Cookie, nice change. Welcome to S.A.
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Thank you. I hope the weather warms up a little. :) :)
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Welcome to SA.
The weather was shocking today. We actually had snow in the mid north and at Mt Lofty. Brrrr. It's supposed to get better ;D, and then worse. >:( it was beautiful last week, but spring has run away and winter has descended again.
The bite is spectacular - did you see any whales?
I made the kids scoff all the fruit and veggies in the van before we went through the quarantine checkpoints.
We didn't see many snakes on the road - mainly stumpy lizards or wombats on the SA side of the border and Roos on the WA side.
Except for the Roos that jumped out at us when we were off the main highwy
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No we didn't go in and see the whales Sue. We also saw a bustard or wild turkey west of Nullabor. I just thought I would add this photo. This is doing it the hard way. We saw 2 different cyclists. I don't know if they are sensible or silly.
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Loving this trip from my office, cookie! Makes me feel like I'm there with you!
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Cookie, lucky people. What a great trip, thanks for sharing. The photos are wonderful, nice to travel vicariously. Stay safe and enjoy.
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We saw 2 different cyclists. I don't know if they are sensible or silly.
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I would have to say sensible. Just getting around in their preferred mode. Depending on how many times you intend to cross the nullabor in your life, I would tend to opt for aeroplane in most cases.
PS. Your windscreen is very clean - where are the bugs?
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You've, had some big days Cookie. It will be nice to have a sleep in. I'm enjoying all the photos along the way.
I hope the weather warms up for you and you have a wonderful time in South Australia.
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Thank you so much Cookie, am really enjoying this trip. Great photos and enjoying hearing about the various places. Take care
Marie
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Well I am happy to have done this twice now from the comfort of my own home. Flying sounds good to me CP.
Gert
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This is great fun to explore your country from the UK. No long flights!
Thanks so much, hope you have a fab time.
X
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Have a great time in SA great photos
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Welcome to SA cookie! Hope you brought the warm weather from the west with you.
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Well here we are in Ceduna. It is really a lovely day, the breeze has come up but still lovely. We only travelled about 100km or less today. We were checked to see if we were carrying any fruit or veggies as we came into Ceduna. Ceduna has grain, gypsum, salt, mineral sands and fishing they have oysters here but I am not an oyster lover It has a lovely new Foodland where we were able to stock up on fruit and veggies. We went for a drive round and had a look as we didn't do that last year. t
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This is the grain silos here.
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A view of Denial Bay which Ceduna sits on.
The town before Ceduna is Penong. It is only very small but is known for all the windmills it has. What they have done is put lots of mills onto the one water stream as water was hard to get. Seeing all the mills is quite impressive. Tomorrow we move on a little to Streaky Bay.
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Thanks Cookie, really enjoying this.
Marie
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Thanks for the photos Cookie :-* :-*
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Hope you are enjoying your trip as much as (or more than) we are... :D
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LOL.
CP the worst bugs were on the WA side of the border. DH has been good he cleans it when he checks the car in the mornings.
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Thanks for the photos Cookie.
Nice to see you in SA :)
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We are in Streaky Bay tonight. It is very beautiful. We travelled about 150km but 50 or so of that was sight seeing. We went out to Cape Bauer after we dropped the van. It is quite lovely. We saw Hally's beach.
The caravan park is right on the foreshore. We're about 20 metres from the waters edge.
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Our view from the caravan
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Hally's beach
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Cape Bauer above
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Looks beautiful cookie, has the weather warmed up?
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Lovely. Make me wanna be there.
G
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I am most envious. Have driven from coast to coast twice but both times in a hurry so no stopping to take in the breathtaking scenery. It's nice to see pictures and is helping me scheme potential crossing for myself :)
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Today we moved from Streaky Bay to Coffin Bay. The first part of the trip was through wheat country, then further on it seemed to change countryside, even though grains are still being grown. I loved Murphy's haystacks. We also stopped and looked at some dry rock fences. They were so clever to do that. They were done round 1850 and earned 10/- for a chain and a good worker could do 2 chain a day. We travelled about 300km today, I think. This is oyster country, but I am not an oyster fan. We also stopped off at a tiny wood fired bakery and I bought a yummy loaf. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/14/ybuqaga8.jpg)
Murphy's haystacks.
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The dry rock fence.
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The bread.
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Ripe quongdongs on a tree in Coffin Bay.
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Really enjoying your trip and photos Cookie ;D
Keep it coming ;D
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Beautiful Cookie. I'm enjoying your trip so much. :D
I don't think DH and I would survive very long together in such close quarters though.
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I can't believe you went to Coffin Bay and did not eat Oysters. These are my very favourites and when we can get them up here we pay $ 18 a dozen.
What a beautiful interesting place. It is a foodies heaven.
Gert
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Dry rock fences made me laugh! They are called dry stone walls in UK.
This is so interesting, thanks again.
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This is a wonderful trip, Cookie -Thank you very much for sharing it in such a fantastic way with the
armchair computer chair travellers! Also, this thread will be a great "diary" for you to look back on when you get back home!! Thanks again! :D
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Where I live was a former quarry and full of red rock so a lot of houses here have dry red rock walls. I watched one man with a front end loader do all the work in the estate. He was amazing how he tossed huge rocks around to get the just right shape to match. I'll take a pic and insert it here later.
Gert
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Loving this Cookie, beautiful photos, had never seen quongdongs before.
Thankyou
Marie
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Loving this Cookie, beautiful photos, had never seen quongdongs before.
Thankyou
Took the words right out of my mouth Marie ;D
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Great photos Cookie :)
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When I was 12 I went to my friends house who lived on a farm, and her mum drove us to a place where there was tree by the side of a road. It was sundown and so we picked what we could and ate them in the car on the way home. I didn't particularly like them that much, and it appears that I ate more unripe green ones than ripe red. Woke up suddenly in the middle of the night *blurgh* with no warning. Will never touch them again with a 10 ft barge pole.
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That was a lesson learnt early on in life CP - if we eat too much or the wrong things, we pay for it one way or another.
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I had a good laugh at that CP. to this day I have never found one that didn't have grubs under the skin. I don't like them much either. I just thought they would be interesting.
Thanks everyone for your lovely comments. We are in Port Lincoln at the moment for the night. A big trip of 40 or so km. I haven't taken many photos as yet. Back later when it gets dark.
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Great photos of your trip cookie.. :)
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Loving the pictorial diary of your trip Cookie! Thanx for sharing with us! :D
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We moved from Coffin Bay Port Lincoln today, about 40 km. before we left I managed to get a photo of the oyster beds as the tide was out.
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We've done a bit of shopping for fruit and veggies and bought some lovely whiting fillets here. DH wasn't impressed as he is used to catching them but they looked lovely.
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This is the marina here.
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A couple of the boats in at the marina.
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The view we have of Boston Bay from our van. At the moment we are sitting out under the awning having a drink.
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Sounds nice Cookie, love to be sitting there having a drink with you. Hopefully it's as nice a day over there as it is in Adelaide today.
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Thanks Cookie, having a drink here with you as well. ;D
Enjoy the Whiting.
Mri
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OMG I love the oysters there too. And the whiting!!!
I am having a glass of with ya.
Gert
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Hang on, I'm just going to pop the kettle on as its still a bit early here to have a wine ;D
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Hang on, I'm just going to pop the kettle on as its still a bit early here to have a wine ;D
What a porkie! LOL ;D ;D
Gert
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I did have a cuppa, but now I've got a wine and you guys have probably left me sitting here all by myself. Just sitting here listening to all the frogs
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I'm having a wine with you CP!
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Beautiful views Cookie. :)
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You're bringing back lovely memories cookie. I was born in port Lincoln, and my auntie had a "shack" at coffin bay. If you go to baker's delight in Lincoln & see a big guy called Tony, say hi from me - he's my cousin!
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great photos Cookie.. :)
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Have my glass set up all ready for our drink together Cookie ;D ;D ;D
Marie
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Having a wine now.
Great photos :)
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Cheers Hally ;D ;D
Marie
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We're in Whyalla now for a couple of sleeps. We had a lovely drive up from Port Lincoln. Called in at Tumby Bay, Port Neil and had lunch and bought some oysters in Cowell. I tried an oyster there and although I still didn't like it, the flavour was incredible. We had,oysters kilpatrick with the ones we bought and they were lovely.
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A nice view along the road today.
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The oysters.
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Cooked this time.
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The jetty at Tumby Bay.
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Your oysters look good & I'm glad you bought shucked ones. We bought some in Cowel that were unopened , and I had a terrible time opening them. Thankfully, they were worth the effort :D
Did you like Pt Neill ? We have had some lovely summer holidays there.
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Port Neil is lovely ES. All those places along there are beautiful. Today we have had a little R&R. we went up to the hill and had a look from there. I think it is Hummock Hill. We also drove round and looked at lots of things. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/17/8e8u2u7a.jpg)(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/17/7y9ujata.jpg)
This art piece of the Loaded Dog was outside the Whyalla vets. It is wonderful.
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Tomorrow we move on to Port Germain. We have been told it is a lovely caravan park.
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Oh the oysters look sooooooo good. Love the photo of the dog.
Gert
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The dog sculpture is amazing. It is made out of small pieces of steel about 2 inches long. Very clever indeed.
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The dog sculpture is amazing. It is made out of small pieces of steel about 2 inches long. Very clever indeed.
Love rhe dog sculpture.
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Very clever and very cute. :)
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Great photos
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Today we moved from Whyalla to Port Broughton via Port Augusta and Port Pirie.
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This is Port Germain above. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/18/5usa9y4a.jpg). The wheat silos in Port Pirie.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/18/puhu5ydy.jpg) this is on the road to Port Broughton. I thought it looked lovely.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/18/2e8aqu2a.jpg). The hotel in Port Broughton. I thought it looked very grand.
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OOh the hotel looks great. Did you stop in?
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No.. DH wanted to get to the caravan park and set up.
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Oh well Cookie - I'm sure there are plenty of others you'll see and stop in to on your trip *grin*
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Loving your trip from my armchair. 😃😃😃
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It is a grand looking hotel Cookie, wonder when that was built?
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Enjoying every stop on the way ;D
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Loving all the pics Cookie. :D
thanx for sharing. :)
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The hotel look lovely :)
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love the pics
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So interesting to see parts of Australia and of course you needed Thermy on such an exciting trip.
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Really enjoying the trip Cookie, thank you :)
Marie
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It's wonderful following your trip Cookie.I'm seeing things I have never seen before and just loving it :-*
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Love that pic you have CC ;D
Marie
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Love that pic you have CC ;D
Marie
Thought it time I updated GS photo seeing he's growing so quickly ;)
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He's gorgeous CC! They grow up sssooooo quickly!
Those gummy smiles are just wonderful! :D
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He's a real sweetie! Bet you wondered what you did with your time before he came along. Make the most of it they just grow up tooooooooo quickly!!!!
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Cookie, I'm originally from Port Pirie. The highway now bi passes it so I was surprised you paid it a visit. Good for you!!!
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CC your GS looks lovely.
Trudy it is a few years since we went into Port Pirie but decided we would this time.
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Today we moved from Port Broughton down the Yorke peninsular to Yorketown. We called at Kadina, and Wallaroo.. They have a history of copper mining. Down at the place where the ferry comes in we got talking to a lady walking her dog and she was able to tell us some of the history of the town. We saw the chimney of the old smelter. And a ruin from it. We then moved on to Moonta and Maitland. Lots of very old houses and buildings round these places. Lovely to see. Plenty of grain crops too. We recognised wheat, oats, barley, canola and faba beans. We are stopping the night at Yorketown. It is a lovely little town. The caravan park is very small but the gardens and lawn are beautiful. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/19/hane4ezy.jpg)
Ruins of the old smelter in Wallaroo. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/19/pajezy4a.jpg). This is one of the older buildings with a lovely wheat crop. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/19/2adu4yty.jpg) A wind farm at Wattle Point near Yorketown.(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/19/su8egyqy.jpg). DH keeps finding these everywhere we go. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/19/yzanetan.jpg) A pink lake near Yorketown.
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When do you expect to hit Adelaide!!!
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On current planning it will be Sunday round lunch time or early afternoon. Hopefully we'll stay until the next Sunday and then down to Victor Harbor, Goolwa, Murray Bridge and Nuriootpa, finishing off in Kapunda or Erldunda and then off to Port Augusta and home.
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I bet DH would've liked to have got that old car home to his garage?
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Oh cookie you have seen some wonderful things. What makes the lake pink? Minerals? Residue from mining? So glad you brought us along. Wonderful imaginings along the way seeing all the detritus and monuments of and to the past.
Gert
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Love the pink lake. Thanks for sharing cookie
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I feel like I am on holiday thanks for sharing cookie love the pink lake too.
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I'm pretty sure the pink lake is made pink by the beta carotene in it.
Today we moved from the friendly, gorgeous Yorketown to Ardrossen .. We stopped for an early coffee at Stansbury, a very pretty place. Then on to Port Vincent which was gorgeous. A small stop at Port Julia which was ok and then on to Ardrossan. We're nearly back up to the top of the Yorke Peninsula. Into Adelaide tomorrow. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/20/egarabah.jpg)
Morning tea at Stansbury..
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/20/gequmadu.jpg) a 1948/49 VW at Port Vincent. Another old car!
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The red cliffs along the beach at Ardrossan.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/20/6aberyjy.jpg). Looking down on Ardrossan from a lookout.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/20/py9a7ary.jpg). Mining dolomite at Ardrossan.
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Well here we are in Adelaide until next Sunday morning. This afternoon we went for a drive to find Haigh's.. DD has given me an order for chocolate from there; we then went for a drive down to Glenelg but it was very busy so we just kept driving. We then googled and found a food shop near the caravan park ( Mitchum Square) and picked up some food. With the help of the GPS we then found our way back to the caravan park for some R&R..
Nearly forgot, when we pulled in here heaps of Model T cars went by. Of course as soon as we set up we had to go and look!
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/21/vusu6a6e.jpg) This was visiting the park. You can just see us back under the trees. It is an Austin 7. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/21/ape5aqyz.jpg)
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/21/ujapaqej.jpg). DH has a ute to build as project 3. He has taken a shine to this one and thinks he will make his like this. This is a Model T but his will be a Model A.. They will look very similar.
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Thanks for the lovely photos Cookie, really enjoying the trip with you. Have fun and rest up in Adelaide. Don't forget to do plenty of shopping ;D ;D
Marie
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I bet the old cars will be the highlight of DH trip.
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You're probably right AB. not to sure about the shopping, DH hates it. We'll see.
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Such fun going where you go.
Thanks.
Not many DH admit to liking shopping!
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Glad you arrived safely Cookie. DH must be on top of the world having those old cars in the park to drool over - how's his luck ;D
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Welcome to Adelaide Cookie. Glad that you arrived safely.
Glenelg would have been busy today as it has been lovely and sunny and parking is always difficult - it won't be as busy during the week.
What are you planning on doing whilst you're here?
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great photos cookie :)
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I love the you beaut cute ute too. (try and say that fast ;))
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Welcome to Adelaide Cookie!
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Welcome to Adelaide Cookie. Glad we are putting on some good weather for you. Hope it stays like this for your whole visit!
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Have fun in Adelaide love the pink car
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Thank you all. This morning we slept in and did the washing, then went and filled the car. By then it was time for lunch so we came back to camp. During the afternoon we went to,the Marion shopping centre as DH needed to go to Dick Smith as our tv aerial packed it in. At the park here it is fine as we have a cable for tv but when we move on we need an aerial He couldn't get one.
From there we went down to Glenelg. My goodness it has grown so much since we were there..( quite a few years) So much high rise now.
ES tomorrow we go to Haighs chocolates for a tour and a buy up for DD. we also plan to go up and spend some time in the hills, looking round. DH was based at Woodside. Of course we are busy on Saturday. :)
I left the iPad at home this afternoon so I don't have any photos of the ocean etc at Glenelg.
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Thank you all.
I left the iPad at home this afternoon so I don't have any photos of the ocean etc at Glenelg.
Now you need an iPhone!
Gert
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I have one Gert. I inherited it from DD but my contract doesn't have any email time so I keep it switched off.
Here is the only photo for today. They were in the park before we went out and are so cute. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/22/avaseza9.jpg)
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Ah Cookie they are cute,
Marie
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You,can still take a photo and when you have wifi you can send stuff.
I am waiting for my first bill to see just how much I can send/ receive for 1 GByte included in my plan. But I have it restricted to wi fi only for now.
Anyway beggers can't be choosers and we are so enjoying your trip. I hope the return is as smooth as the the getting there.
Gert
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Now you need an iPhone!
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And a TV antenna. Alright if we are going to be selfish, you probs need an iPhone more so we can keep track of you x
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I am waiting for my first bill to see just how much I can send/ receive for 1 GByte included in my plan. But I have it restricted to wi fi only for now.
Anyway beggers can't be choosers and we are so enjoying your trip. I hope the return is as smooth as the the getting there.
Gert
Gert, I have a 1 GByte allowance on my iphone, this month I have only used 23% that included thethering my ipad to my iphone, while i was away, I read the forum on my phone and other stuff most days at work. I was quite surprised how little I had used when I checked online earlier today.
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That is good to know Jen thanks.
I have a 12 GB $150.00. One year sim on my iPad. I bought it in Jan, use it all the time when out and still have.about 90 bucks to spend 10 months later!
It would be cheaper to tether my iPhone to my iPad . Wonder if that is possible?
In any case I have not had to use my phone for the Internet using 3 or 4G yet
I am getting excited about the rumours of a new mini iPad.
Gert
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Gert, that's what I do. My iPad is wifi only, so when I want to use my iPad when I'm away from home, I just tether my iPad to my iPhone. I often read the forum on my iPad when my DD is at swimming training. I had a problem when I went to Margaret River as I'd changed my phone provider and they hadn't enabled tethering for me. It was easy to fix as soon as I got home!
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Cute ducklings Cookie! :D
Love this time of the year!!!
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What I meant to say ES, and thank you for noting it is that it would be much much cheaper to tether my iPhone to my iPad . Not share if it can work that way or everyone would do it because 12 GB for $150 is pretty cheap with a year to use it.
I will change my post. Silly me.
Gert
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Today we went to Haighs chocolates for a tour and then a buy up. DD loves it and had given me some money to buy her heaps. We then hunted out and bought parts for DH to repair the tv aerial.
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Yours truly buying out Haighs.
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More of Haighs goodies
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Looking good Cookie, never had Haighs, it must be good :)
H :)
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It is Hally. At least equal to, or better than Lindt.
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It is really lovely chocolate Hally - and the best thing is when you buy something you get a free tasting ;D
From where I work, if I have to walk to either the pharmacy, Rundle Mall, the Uni or Royal Adelaide Hospital, I have to walk past the Haighs store 8)
Cookie, sounds like you are having a wonderful time in Adelaide. Are you going to try to fit in a visit to Beerenberg? Although I suppose with a TMX you can make yourself jams just as nice as theirs.
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Sure are Karen. I love their stuff, also going to Maggie Beers and Angus Park. A few years ago when we were here I ended up taking so much stuff home. It's fun though.
We plan on heading up into the hills on Thursday and Friday. Then will do Maggie Beers when we are staying in Nuriootpa. Oops will be heading upwards to the hills on Saturday too!
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Enjoy Angas Park then - it will most likely be the last time you can visit it. There was something in the newspaper a few days ago about it being bought by a Chinese consortium who are going to close it down (non-profitable) and centralise all the dried fruit processing somewhere in Victoria. A very sad day for a South Aussie icon :(
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I love Maggie Beer. Is her restaurant still,open? I had a memorable meal there once cooked and delivered by Maggie herself.
Gert
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Karen I think the tourist shop in Angaston will still operate, the factory part is moving to Victoria. We were up in the Barossa 12 months ago and bought up at this shop - not long later we heard it had been sold so I don't know why it has taken so long to make the news. Maggie's restaurant hasn't operated since 1993 Gretchen, when were you there? She now has what is called a 'Farm Shop' and instead of set lunchtime meals she has what she calls 'picnic fare'. Here (http://www.maggiebeer.com.au/visit-us/menu) is her menu - right up your alley I would think.
I love browsing her shop, usually buy the beetroot relish. It was great to come home and make my own bread 'bark' (using Chookies savoury flatbread recipe (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=7336.0)) as that was $10 something for just a few pieces of 'bark'. Chookies is virtually identical to what Maggie sells. You have to be a foodie I think to appreciate being in her farm shop, not cheap in there but a wonderful experience.
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Oh that is good that the tourist shop will stay open - although it is still a shame that the factory is moving to Victoria.
I love Maggie Beer's shop too. My favourite is her burnt fig jam ..... never lasts long in this house.
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Karen, probably just as well you cant get Haighs in Perth, I woud be huge.
H :)
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Karen I think the tourist shop in Angaston will still operate, the factory part is moving to Victoria. We were up in the Barossa 12 months ago and bought up at this shop - not long later we heard it had been sold so I don't know why it has taken so long to make the news. Maggie's restaurant hasn't operated since 1993 Gretchen, when were you there? She now has what is called a 'Farm Shop' and instead of set lunchtime meals she has what she calls 'picnic fare'. Here (http://www.maggiebeer.com.au/visit-us/menu) is her menu - right up your alley I would think.
I love browsing her shop, usually buy the beetroot relish. It was great to come home and make my own bread 'bark' (using Chookies savoury flatbread recipe (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=7336.0)) as that was $10 something for just a few pieces of 'bark'. Chookies is virtually identical to what Maggie sells. You have to be a foodie I think to appreciate being in her farm shop, not cheap in there but a wonderful experience.
Oh boy you had to say it didn't you Judy. 1993. OMG! That long ago? It was longer ago than that as I remember my friend and I went with her mother and son. Her mother is now 91 and her son must be 30 something. Yikes. Seems like just a few years ago.
Yes that menu is right up my alley. It would be hard to choose.
Gert
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Cookie, sounds like you are having a lot of fun. Haighs sounds a wonderful place. People tell me Maggie Beer has a burnt fig icecream that is very nice, have not seen it over here though, so cannot say.
Have a great time.
Marie
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I love Maggie Beer too.
The cook and the chef...
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What a gorgeous face she has, such a beautiful smile. She looks like a lady who is happy and wise. I would dearly love to sit in her kitchen with her.
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I would love to know does she have a thermomix, or some other machine.....
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While you're in the Barossa cookie you should get some Linke's garlic mettwurst. OMG I love that stuff - the foodland in Tanunda sells it. There's a really cute little farmers market in angaston on Saturdays (I think) if you're around then, all the locals go - it's next to Vintners restaurant.
My friend went out with Maggie Beer's daughter for a while there...
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Guess who?(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/24/begy5y4e.jpg)
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Oh that's so cute - you're wearing matching outfits :)
I bet you're having a lovely time, enjoy!
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Have a lovely time and enjoy the scones :D :D :D
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OMG I am so happy for you both. How lovely. I soooooo wanna be there.
Gertbysea
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How lovely to see you both together, so glad you finally got to meet.
I'm sure you've had a wonderful afternoon catching up :)
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OMG how did you ever recognise us?
We had the most wonderful afternoon, thanks Judy and Geoff. You are wonderful people. Lovely scones and malt ?? I did see the recipe for it yesterday and I can vouch for it being delicious.
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OMG, MATCHING EVERYTHING ;D
What a lovely photo.
You are going to have to be called the "Double Troubles", lol
So in future when I refer to our moderators they will be the "Double Troubles".
H
So wish I was there too :'(
I so want to meet & see some adelaide friends, might even flyer over next year for a weekend. :)
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Guess who?(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/24/begy5y4e.jpg)
Love this photo so much I had to boot it up.
Gert
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That is such a wonderful photo Judy and Cookie ........... a memory to treasure! May there be more ;D ;D ;D
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It was a lovely afternoon with Cookie and her DH - even though Cookie & I had never met you would never have known. Typical of any forum get together, a bond formed before you actually meet.
I had been told we could pass as sisters, not sure about that but we obviously like the same colours and check out the natural grey patches in the front of our hair.
Thanks for coming over Cookie & Horace, I felt privileged to meet you both.
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What a lovely photo. ;D I bet you didn't stop talking :D :D :D :D :D
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A lovely photo of you both, and so special to be able to meet and spend time together.
A very special time ;D
Marie
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Love the photo, so nice that you spent time together.
I was so disappointed to miss out on meeting Judy in W.A. :)
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Lovely photo of you both, bet you had a great time..
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Love the photo, so nice that you spent time together.
I was so disappointed to miss out on meeting Judy in W.A. :)
Me too
Gert
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Cookie and Judy, SO glad you have caught up. What a day you would have had. Talk talk. Love the photo. ;D ;D ;D
We sat next to Maggie Beer at breakfast in Mildura, a couple of years ago. ( well at the next table) She is just as nice as she looks and a most generous person.
The Bark, that judy talks about I copied from the stuff that she sells.
We visited her Restaurant many years ago and I still remember the Pumpkin Ravioli with sage butter. Gert was probably there!!!!!
I belong to her club, anyone can join and have access to her recipes.
Like everyone else I would have loved to have been there at this historic meeting.
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What a lovely photo. ;D I bet you didn't stop talking :D :D :D :D :D
CC, your GS is sssooo gorgeous. I love baldy babies. My two didn't have hair until they were about 18 months old.
Those blue eyes and big smile - he's going to break some hearts. :)
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This is at Beerenberg.
I joined Maggie Beer's club too. I also get newsletters from Careme Pastry. They have lovely recipes, although I usually make my own. I'm sure Careme is lovely but it is so expensive at home.
We had a lovely day up in the Adelaide hills today. Went up a very curly curvy road. It had Sturt in the street name. Lovely views. Went up to the Mount Lofty lookout but the city was under cloud. Drove through lots of the lovely littlemvillages up there. We ended up in Woodside where DH did some of his national service 40 years ago. We went to the Melba chocolate factory (you can never have too much chocolate) and meandered over to Hahndorf. On the way we had lunch at the Lobethal bakery in Woodside. Walked round Hahdorf for quite a while, calling at Ottos's bakery for dessert. Next stop was Beerenberg where they make lots of delicious jams, chutneys and all sorts of other things. A lovely day.
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Melbas at Woodside. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/25/yhara9es.jpg)
Ottos in Hahndorf.
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Great that cookie and JD could finally meet :D yes, we can certainly picture the scene, and probably realise that you probably didn't even stop talking to take a breath!
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What a lovely photo. ;D I bet you didn't stop talking :D :D :D :D :D
CC, your GS is sssooo gorgeous. I love baldy babies. My two didn't have hair until they were about 18 months old.
Those blue eyes and big smile - he's going to break some hearts. :)
Thanks Michele.I'm a bit biased but he is very cute.His blue/grey eyes are gradually changing colour, maybe to hazel, and I think he's going to have curly hair like his Daddy.My DD and DS didn't have hair until 18 months as well :D :D :D
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What a great photo. How I wish I had been there... Any forum gossip?
MM
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Cookie. I am only new to posting, so tend not to say too much at the moment but am loving the photos of your trip, how exciting. I have also downloaded the Instagram App, so now have to learn how to use it.
May I ask its it a Jayco van that you have as we have just purchased one & will be taking it out for the first time next weekend (only for the weekend). Also, if you don't mind me asking, when you are free camping our wouldn't be able to use Thermy as you don't have power, would you?
Cheers,
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Hi Jonvic. I'm glad you're enjoying the trip. We've done heaps of travelling since we retired, and quite a lot before, so I have enjoyed sharing this one with the help of my iPad and how to use it advice from forum members.
Yes, our van is a Jayco.. It is 18 foot long and a pop top. We bought it in 2005 and it has done about 80,000km since then with us.
You are right about free camping and thermomix. We have a generator, a Honda 20i, and this is adequate to use for the thermothingy.
DH says you need 'clean' power and should run the thermothingy by itself off the generator.. Don't even have the van plugged in.
Usually when we free camp we have grills or previously prepared food.
Where are you off to in your van? Does your van have shower and toilet, they are very handy for free camping ?
Enjoy your weekend.
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What a great photo. How I wish I had been there... Any forum gossip?
MM
It would have been lovely to have you there MM. I don't think we have anything to share, other than asa Judy said we were instantly friends.
It is just so amazing that people who have never met can instantly chat like age,old friends ( I don't mean we are old, I would never say that). Just that it seems like we have known each other for ever.
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Great photos Cookie glad you are having a good time :) :)
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When you come to Australia and do all the states MM, I'm sure each state will organise a meet and greet for you. Or an alternative, you could fly Cookie & me over to you and we can meet that way ;D
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When you come to Australia and do all the states MM, I'm sure each state will organise a meet and greet for you. Or an alternative, you could fly Cookie & me over to you and we can meet that way ;D
Good luck on that one JD ;D ;D ;D
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There would be lots go helpers.
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Yes, we couldn't let you carry your own suitcases you'll need
our some help ;)
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I can carry suitcases really well. :D :D :D :D
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Thanks Cookie for the lovely photos, really enjoying
myyour trip :D
Marie
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Today we went up to the National Motor Museum at Birdwood. DH really enjoyed it and I did too. As I said on a previous post I didn't realise that it was round 54km each way. Still it was fun.
I loved some of the old cars and lots of the not so old ones brought back memories for me.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/26/era4e4u4.jpg) A model A of course, like our 3.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/26/de4yqyha.jpg) I just loved it, couldn't help myself.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/26/e9a3ajas.jpg) I'm fond of Porsche 911 too.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/26/5a9ydygy.jpg). On the way back DH spotted a koala in a tree. It is the first time we have ever seen one in the 'wild'. We walked back down the road to take a photo, it was freezing. I hope you can see him. (hint-he's on the right).
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Sounds like you had a wonderful day cookie!
We have a koala that often "lives" in the gumtree along our driveway - it makes a terrible grunting noise at night :D :D :D When I first moved in here with my DH, I thought it was him in the toilet with a tummy ache :o
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:D :D :D :D Karen.
Nice photos Cookie, glad you enjoyed it.
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LOL Karen! ;D
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Karen I know the sound they make. We heard them in the Pilago Forrest some years ago. We thought we were being invaded by monsters.
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As you are possibly aware some of us had a get together today. Here we are.
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And again. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/27/du5ajyte.jpg)
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Nice gathering :)
Are you all still there?
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Great photos Cookie. I love the cars...
Amazing how much one cooking machine, can bring so much fun for so many people in this country.
The get together' s, babies, kids, jobs, sickness, fun times, weekends, , :) we are all here together, trying to help each other. ;D ;D
Thanks to MM too. :) :) :)
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Cookie, those cars are great, one of them looks like one we had when I was small girl :D :D
How lovely to have a get together, great photo
Marie
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Great photos Cookie. I love the cars...
Amazing how much one cooking machine, can bring so much fun for so many people in this country
Not just Australia!!!! ;D
the world!
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It was ever so nice of the SA girls to invite DH and I along today. We really enjoyed it. Thank you.
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I remember that window seat! From the kitchen show and tell thread :) what a great time you would have had. You sure get around cookie :D
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What a great photo of you all. :)
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Wow CP - you are very observant - and have a very good memory!
It was absolutely wonderful to get together with some of the other forum members, and has already been said several times, we instantly just seemed to get on like old friends. And it was so great to get to meet cookie and her DH in person - such wonderful people and such fun to be around!
And OMG - how good was the food everyone brought to share 8)
Thank you everyone for a really great day.
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Pictures of the food?
So glad it was fun.
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I had such a wonderful day at Karen's. The time just went so quickly. She has a great kitchen with such wonderful views - I'm very envious (now I'm back in my baby one)!!!! It was also nice to meet Cookie and her Husband who I hadn't met before.
Great food and wonderful company.
Thanks so much Karen, Michael, Connor & Callum
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We did have a lovely day. Thank you again Karen and family for your wonderful hospitality, inviting us into your home (which is amazing). It was lovely to see everyone and to meet those I hadn't met before.
I don't think we took any photo's of the food DJ - we were too busy eating and talking!
My DH appreciated his plate of leftovers ;D
and JD you left your cardigan in my car
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So gals to hear it was such fun.
We so hope we get Australia one day.
My family are so amused and entranced by all my far away friends, and enjoying the food. Although when I make a good bread, they sometimes get annoyed when I experiment again, but then we get a better one!
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Six lovely hours with beautiful people and 2 wonderful little boys who were so well behaved. A kitchen we would all like to be able to call our own and views to compete the setting. What a lovely day, thank you girls for all the food, stories and laughs and to Cookie & Karen's DH's for adding to the occasion. I don't know about you but I am so tired now and I didn't really even do anything today - thanks for the lift Katie. Sue, it was nice to have you join us for the trip up into the hills and then to meet your DH & DS when we dropped you back home.
From L - R Cookie, Katiej, Judy front, Karen back, Trudy, Emerald Sue and Amanda.
Katie, I wondered where it got left. No worries, keep it until we catch up again.
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Katie is right - we were to busy eating and talking to take photos of the food - but my DH took a photo of the leftovers ;)
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Isn't it just amazing how this forum brings people together and forges friendships ......
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It certainly was fun, and Karen's boys are lovely children.
The food was awesome and I got to taste things I have not made. DH and I didn't really want any dinner.
He was very impressed with your steam oven Karen.
Amanda, Katie, Trudy , Karen, DH and boys so lovely to meet you. Sue great to see you again and Judy you are so kind and caring. What can I say.
I'd love to do the same thing for any of you when you come tothe west. :)
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DS was on the phone tonight to his Nannie in WA, talking about the day .....
"There were SO many visitors here today Nannie - about 50 I think - and guess what - they all had a thermomix too and made lots of yummy food - and guess what Nannie - there were 2 ladies there (cookie and JD) who can read us books just as good as you do!"
;D ;D ;D High praise indeed ;)
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What an enormous compliment. Thank you DS.
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Well I am a grandma so have done it before Callum - that is so cute Karen. They were both so appreciative of the time we spent with them at the end of the day.
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This is so lovely to read about.
To be in Farming is to be in a tribe, methinks Thermomix ownership is another tribe too.
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Tribe Thermothingy!
Gert
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Today we left the lovely Adelaide and moved south to Victor Harbor. (that isn't my bad spelling, that is how they spell harbour).
There were a few largish hills coming down here. The car certainly got a work out towing the van..when the van is loaded it weighs close to 2000 kg. lucky the car is about 2500 kg.
We stopped for coffee at the top of a hill, there was a lookout there and it was beautiful. Went through lots of wine growing country. It is only about 80 km. after we set up camp we went driving. We heard that the fairy penguins are not as plentiful on Granite Island. ( just off Victor Harbor). Apparently they have done some development on the island and blasted, and of course the little penguins lived among the rocks. They have also had trouble with youths hurting them. It was ever so sad. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/28/e7yju3yj.jpg) This was were we had coffee, a lovely lookout.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/28/a9a8amen.jpg) Looking at Granite Island from Victor Harbor.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/28/ba8y5uba.jpg) An island off the coast here. Amanda told me about photo toaster and I have been trying to have a play a round with it.
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Looks as if you are doing alright at it too Cookie ;D
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Lovely cookie. Wanna go there.
Gert
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Lovely pictures! You would have had nice weather there today.
I had such a lovely day yesterday -It it so nice to catch up with each other in person. Karen's kitchen is to die for, and so is the garden and Bush that surrounds it. Her boys are gorgeous and the food was delicious. Karen kindly gave me some of her raspberry muffins to take home, and I ate one today and it was devine. I would have eaten one yesterday, but everything was so tasty and I just couldn't fit one in. ;D
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We certainly had a great afternoon. I always love catching up with Judy and it was so nice to see Trudy & Karen again and to put some faces to other familiar names. Huge thanks to Karen and her bloke for their warm hospitality and for sharing their stunning kitchen!
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So glad that everyone had a good time - I certainly loved meeting up with everyone!
Cookie, hope you and DH enjoy Victor and surrounds - it is a beautiful part of SA.
I have posted the recipe for the raspberry muffins in the non-TMX recipe section - I have made them in the TMX, but cant seem to get the same texture as I do when using beaters.
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Glad you all had a great catch up and thanks for sharing the photos :)
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Today we drove over to Goolwa and on to Hindmarsh island. We had a lovely day. It was great to see water ion the Murray River.
We had taken a picnic lunch so spent all day exploring. We saw an unusual house in Port Elliott.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/29/jygaqady.jpg) The lovely horse that pulls the carriage over to Granite Island.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/29/uqemy2uh.jpg) The bridge over to Hindmarsh Island.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/29/eje3y7ap.jpg). The mouth of the great Murray river.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/29/va4aqynu.jpg). The picturesque Horseshoe Bay at Port Elliott.
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Certainly a pretty part of the world Cookie and so glad you had a nice time meeting and catching up with others from the forum.
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Love the photos
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Loving taking this trip without having to leave home! :D
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Cookie, we are all on this trip with you, from home... :D :D
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LOL. I am sitting under a tree in the Nuriootpa caravan park and the silly tree is dropping specks of gum onto the iPad screen. Solution.........move, but I can't be bothered.
We came up from Victor Harbor this morning. We came via Strathalbyn, then onto Mt Barker and through the hills again. It was a bit windy ( as in twists and turns) but DH said he didn't mind. It was very pretty.
Since we've been here we have been for a drive to Angaston and Tanunda. Also all round Nuriootpa.
I think it was deedub who suggested we try Linke's garlic metwurst. I could nt get any at the Tanunda Foodland but I did get some at the butcher in Nuriootpa, as well as some other German sausages. I'm sure we'll consume all that I bought and have to go back for more.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/30/2uzynamy.jpg). Tanunda
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/30/8enajy6e.jpg). Some of the scenery today.
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As always Cookie, beautiful and interesting photos. Thank you
Marie
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Oh how wonderful. I love the sausages there.
Gert
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Lovely photos Cookie, guess the wineries are next on your list ;D
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Mmmmm - dreaming of garlic mettwurst. I have a friend who works for yalumba in the Barossa & before he comes to visit he always asks if I have any requests (thinking wine) - I always ask for mettwurst instead!
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Just beautiful Cookie.How's the weather? Looks lovely and warm :)
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Deedub the garlic met wurst is lovely. I'm going to buy some more tomorrow.
CC today has been hot but every other day has been lovely. Sometimes the mornings have been very cold. We are hoping that it cools down a bit for when we do the big drive over the Nullabor. It isn't fun if it is too hot.
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Well today was our last day of goofing round and sight seeing. Tomorrow we go to Port Augusta and then begin the long trek home. We can't take any fruit or vegetables over the border into WA so I must work out exactly how much I need until then.
Today we went to Kapunda, then Eudunda and back to Nuriootpa. We went to Maggie Beers farm shop and had afternoon tea. It was very nice. I bought a couple of things there. I love her verjuice but I can get it at home for the same price.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/yruga9eh.jpg). The main street of Kapunda. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/3yzu2epy.jpg). A statue of Colin Thiele an Australian author in Eudunda. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/10/31/taqy8yha.jpg). A few of Maggie Beer's foods. You can sample everything.
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great photos cookie
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Thank you so much for going to Maggies.
Have a safe trip.
Gert
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The samplings are great but I wish they put out some of her 'bark' to go with the pates and relishes. Guess people would double dip though.
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whats the 'bark'? Is it a special cracker she makes?
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I think Maggie just sells it CP but Chookies (http://www.forumthermomix.com/index.php?topic=7336.0) is just as nice.
http://www.aoap.com.au/content_common/pr-cracker-crispbread-biscuit_sesame-barossa-bark.seo
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It doesn't look busy at Maggie's the day we went you could hardly move
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Enjoying your trip Cookie and loving all the photos :)
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Today we moved from Nuriootpa to Port Augusta. The drive leaving the Barossa valley was very pretty and it was also lovely through the Clare Valley. The rolling hills round Kapunda and Crystal Brook are also beautiful.
We had the wind as a cross wind today, hopefully it is not against us as we go home . Towing the van it uses more fuel. It cost us $211 to fill up this afternoon.
DH was VERY ( yes I am shouting) bad today. He said we had enough fuel to get here, no worries. Then I noticed about 10 km out that the fuel light was on. I wasn't very impressed. It's his job to keep an eye on that. Hopefully we haven't sucked up any gunk from the bottom of the tank. Time will tell.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/01/6u2agapa.jpg). Just out of Nuriootpa.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/01/by5y2eza.jpg). We've noticed this growing wild all over SA.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/01/du7ehyba.jpg). This is where we had lunch, just out of Clare.
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Bye bye from Adelaide Cookie & DH, lovely to have met you. Safe travels home. :-* :-*
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I'm still loving the photos Cookie :-*
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Love the photos cookie
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We're in Ceduna for tonight. We drove for about 7 hours and decided to call it a day. The weather is cool and overcast. In fact we had a tiny bit of rain. We passed through quite a few wheat farming towns today. They are harvesting the crops here. Further south they don't look asa though they will be ready for a while.
Tomorrow we head out where there is round 200 km between roadhouses. Still a fair bit of traffic though. We were surprised today, asa we didn't see many trucks.
Thank you Judy for helping to make our trip so special and spoiling us. Thanks to Karen and her family for the lovely day, to ES, Trudy, Katie and Amanda for the chats etc. a bid thanks to Amanda for helping with photos. I haven't tried it much yet but will when we get home.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/02/qahudame.jpg). A couple of over width vehicles on the road today.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/02/ubuzape3.jpg). Iron Knob. Some of you may remember learning about it at school.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/02/ydygudar.jpg). The big galah in Kimba.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/02/6y6u9apu.jpg). A granite statue to the Australian Farmer in Wudinna.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/02/rysabyje.jpg). I think this is self explanatory, and yes it is for use.
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Photos are great Cookie, travel safe :)
Marie
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Fantastic photos cookie! Watch out for the really big roos out there ........ we had a run in with one many years ago on the Nullabor, and we (well our car did) came off second-best
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Big drive today Cookie, on the way home you just want to get home don't you? Glad the weather is nice for travelling too.
Come again, we would all love to have you back another time.
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Not long to go now before you're home ... that went quick!
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It sure did CP. tell me, how do you do those cute little engines etc?
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LOL at the concrete crapper! :D
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Only in OZ. ;D
Gert
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DH wants to know what sort of harvest it is?
Seems mighty early? But weather so different?
Safe journey home.
My DH always runs on empty fuel must be a man/woman thing!!!!
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Thanks for the photo's Cookie.
I've never seen the big galah before.
It's a pity your trip is coming to an end, but as Judy said it's always nice when you finally get home.
Enjoy the rest of your trip :D
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💫They are called emoji emoticons. 🆓 in the App store 🌺
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Thanks CP.
DJ it is mainly wheat, barley, oats that is being harvested. Some is Canola ( rape seed) , a little faba beans and I think a few chick peas.
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Thanks Cookie, we have really enjoyed your trip. very long days.
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Thanks for giving us such a great armchair travel experience, Cookie1 - loved the photos and the commentary! Safe travelling back home. :D
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safe trip home cookie
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Thoroughly enjoyed the trip with you and DH Cookie,
Take care
Marie :)
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How long are you planning to take to get home Cookie?
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Safe travelling Cookie & DH
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Well we are in Norseman for tonight. The last couple of days we have done close to 1200km. We did about 600 each day. We saw lots of dead wombats again, very sad. Also saw a big, dead camel today about 100km east of Norseman. It has been quite warm travelling until about 1 pm today when we came into rain. It is still just over 700 km home. We will break it into 2 days otherwise you hit the heavy traffic after a long day driving.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/04/uje3uza4.jpg). Isn't this lovely. There were 2 vintage Bentleys travelling back to Perth.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/04/se3ebave.jpg). This is our GPS.. On the top left ( at the bottom) you can see the current time, and then on the right you can see the time we will arrive at our destination. Very funny, as we will arrive before the current time. It was as we were coming into the WA time zone.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/04/uva8e3ad.jpg). Fruit check at the border.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/04/e8eqa9y3.jpg). This is taken just near Madura.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/04/2a7y2e7a.jpg). A burned out truck. Poor blighted, way out in the middle of nowhere.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/04/mudesu8a.jpg). Our bush camp.
Thanks for your comments on the trip. We have appreciated them. Even DH now says 'hey, that is an iPad shot for the forum'.
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Lovely blue skies where you are cookie and hailstorm here in Perth as we speak :(
Safe journey home and loved your stories and photos :D
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Safe travels for the trip home. The weather in Perth is horrid today. Have loved sharing your holiday with you.
Moptop
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Thanks MF and moptop. DD had said it was cold and wet. We ran into the rain about 40km east of Norseman. It's freezing here now. We had the aircon on in the car this morning!
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Took me a while to work out the Bentley picture Cookie. He looks as if he is driving in the same direction as you but on the wrong side of the road then I realised he must be coming towards you :-))
So you will be home tomorrow or Tuesday?
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The Bentley had just passed us Judy. They can move for old cars. But then they had to fuel up pretty often.
We will get home Tuesday morning. We thought we'd camp out tomorrow night and leave about 200 km to do Tuesday morning.
We have sticky sap from the trees we were under in Nuriootpa all over the car and van. We will be able to scrub it off before we put the van away in the shed.
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That's something to look forward to when you get home - not! Mean trees LOL.
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We have sticky sap from the trees we were under in Nuriootpa all over the car and van. We will be able to scrub it off before we put the van away in the shed.
And that's a good lesson to learn. You won't do,that again.
I bet you were so surprised and delighted to see the Bentleys.
What a trip we have had.
Thank you cookie and. DH.
Gert
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Many thanks Cookie & DH for allowing us to be part of your journey. It has been wonderful seeing the sights and hearing of your travels. What a wonderful time it has been but I bet you will be glad to be home soon. Take care
Marie
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Great trip Cookie, thank you for thank you us with you.. :-*
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The Bentley had just passed us Judy. They can move for old cars. But then they had to fuel up pretty often.
We will get home Tuesday morning. We thought we'd camp out tomorrow night and leave about 200 km to do Tuesday morning.
We have sticky sap from the trees we were under in Nuriootpa all over the car and van. We will be able to scrub it off before we put the van away in the shed.
Maybe you could use a scrubbie to get the sap off Cookie.
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Michele, I think you are right. Thank you lots.
We are only 160 km out of Perth.. DH found some more old cars in Coolgardie today and spent quite some chatting about them. I don't mind really. We should be home before lunch tomorrow.
Thank you all for coming for the ride. It has been fun.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/05/bedezyby.jpg). This was just out of Norseman. I thought it was great scenery.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/05/vy8e7yza.jpg). The post office in Coolgardie.
I have resisted the urging by DH to put up some of the photos he took of the cars.
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I have resisted the urging by DH to put up some of the photos he took of the cars.
Ha ha wrong forum. Not long now cookie.
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Cookie your DH is about old cars and mine was into war museums (when we did a 5 month campervan trip as far as Cook in Qld 21 years ago). I stopped at every single museum I came across all the way up north until one day he told me I didn't have to stop at any more as he had seen enough. Yes!!! The things we do for our DH's and as I have absolutely no interest whatsoever in war museums that was music to my ears
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I guess you are home now, safe and sound. Like everyone else, I thoroughly enjoyed your trip; the photos and commentary were really fun. Glad you had a great time and met lots of lovely forumites.
I have a theory about the nullabor crossing - I think they just put a couple of corners on the road every now and again just to see if you are still awake!
Thanks so much for sharing your travels with us all.
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JD, war museums, thats like watching paint dry, lol, nooo worse.
Welcome cookie.
Let me know if your coming to GC soon.
H :)
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Judy, my DH would love to go to Europe and do a historical tour of the different battlefields :-)) :-)) :-)) and the war museums there.
Me - I can think of plenty of other things I would rather do in Europe!! You can be sure that I wouldnt be doing the battlefields with him
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I hope to get over the GC in the next couple of weeks Hally. Will pm you when I know.
We got home about 10 this morning. We have unpacked the van and put stuff away. I have a loaf of bread in the oven, done 2 loads of washing and part of the van is washed. It was a good run home. Here are the last photos. (http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/06/y5u6e6yh.jpg). The Ettamogah Pub in Cunderdin.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/06/u2y4yduj.jpg). Coming down Greenmount hill into Perth.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/06/e6asa7u7.jpg). Our roses looking lovely to welcome us home.
Thanks again everyone. Hopefully the Birdsville track next year in a camper trailer ,not the van.
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Still on museums, my DP dragged me to a corkscrew museum in France many years ago - we just happened to be passing by. Can't remember where it was, might have been in frozzie country Lol.
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Welcome home Cookie & DH, the roses have put on a lovely display for you. Thanks for sharing the holiday with us and for coming all the way to Adelaide to allow some forum members to meet you for the first time.
(http://www.commentsyard.com/graphics/welcome/welcome102.gif) (http://www.commentsyard.com/sweet-home-welcome/)
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Yes Cookie and DH - welcome home!! There is nothing like sleeping in your own bed, is there ;D
Thanks so much for your wonderful photos and commentary of your trip, and especially for taking the time to stay a bit in Adelaide and catch up with some of us here. We all loved meeting you both!
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Good to hear you are home safe and sound Cookie.I've loved following you on your trip. :-*
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Welcome home cookie, thanks for sharing your trip, loved all the photo.
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Welcome home Cookie and DH. Thankyou for all the lovely photos along the way.
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Welcome home Cookie & D.H. Thank you for sharing your trip and for all those wonderful photos.
Marie
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Glad you made it home safely Cookie. It didn't take you long to get a loaf of home-made bread baking!
It was lovely to meet you & your DH here in Adelaide.
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Welcome home Cookie, i just had a great trip with you..
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Welcome Home.
Sleep well and thank you so very much for showing us Australia. I've loved it.
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Welcome home glad you had a safe trip, there is one of those pubs in Rouse Hill NSW :)
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I thought that was funny the Ettamogah Pub being in WA then Mr Google told me it is now a chain. The first one was a figment of the imagination of cartoonist ken Maynard and the first one built was in Albury NSW.
(http://img.tapatalk.com/d/12/11/07/2y2ape4a.jpg)
Gert
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Gert, I was sure this pub was in Albury as we saw it on our way through with our DS quite a few years back now. When Cookie mentioned it was in W.A. I thought perhaps I had imagined it with old age etc :D :D :D
Now I know there are more of them.
Marie
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Glad you made it home safely Cookie. It didn't take you long to get a loaf of home-made bread baking!
It was lovely to meet you & your DH here in Adelaide.
This morning DH admitted how nice it was to get a decent loaf of bread again. He actually said he hadn't realised shop bread was so bad. ;D ;D
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We went to one of those pubs in Qld over 20 years ago.
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we have a pub across the road..
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This morning DH admitted how nice it was to get a decent loaf of bread again. He actually said he hadn't realised shop bread was so bad. ;D ;D
There's no place like home. Of course DH would say that, I've tasted your bread and it's the best Cookie. :D
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