We have been in Mount Barker SA for one whole week, it has been a relaxing week but also feels like we have accomplished a lot.
Our plan to drive through Adelaide early went like clockwork and we were outside the park waiting for the office to open at 7.30am (waaaaaay too early for the park managers to be up and working) It gave us time to look around and be sure that we had chosen the right bay (as we have stayed here previously we knew which sites were best) We were checked in, plugged in and even had the annex set up (for the first time!!) and were sitting down for lunch in time for the 12 noon start of the Ashes test. A great opportunity to feel very smug with ourselves when others were still only pulling in!
We try to keep fit and Mt Barker is great for this as it is so flat (walking is sooooo much easier without hills, which some might say is counter productive to the point of the exercise but it sure makes it more pleasant) We are located very close to town and always walk to the shops instead of driving, and have wandered further afield for exploration and yet more exercise.
A GEORGOUS PARK WHICH ALLOWS DOG OFF THE LEASH-THERE WERE A FEW HAPPY DOGS RUNNING AROUND
On the way to the park we came across these timber statues just standing there on the side of the walk path.
STATUE OF MOTHER WITH DAUGHTER
MATCHING STATUE OF FATHER WITH SON (FATHER HAS A TOOL BELT ON)
The weather has been a tad erratic......Thursday I hung out washing at 5pm and it was dry within the hour.......the bad news is this was because Adelaide had their hottest December day in 83 years and we were all melting :( Tip of the day : If you should buy a caravan make sure it has an air conditioner!!! We planned ahead and had upgraded our air conditioner to a more efficient model and were glad we did, I felt very sorry for fellow campers who had no relief from the heat- not sorry enough to invite them in though.
I have discovered a negative to travelling and it's a weird one.......you know how when you are on holidays and you lose track of days and dates? Now imagine that you find some leftover chicken casserole in the fridge....it was good casserole and you decide to have it for lunch (yummo) then half way through it occurs to you that you may have actually cooked it 7 days before maybe even LONGER (less yummo) AND have already re-heated it once before (oops! potential food poisoning episode)
Life is going great for us and if I don't post again before Christmas.....A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS to you all!!!!
Les and Di xx
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