Words by Andy Le Roy. Images by Creolumen. Our stay in Clare came to an end today as we headed for our final holiday stop in the Barossa Valley. The Barossa is one of those places everyone always thinks of when they think of Adelaide. It’s the oldest wine region in the state and full of olde worlde charm. Our morning in Clare was capped off with a coffee at Daily Grind and a quick duck around the Lifeline Shop. Ragers, aren’t we? We drove south through Auburn and saw just how

27 August 2021. Words by Andy Le Roy. Images Creolumen (iPhone today) Clare is c o l d ! Luckily there’s good heating in our apartment. It’s all very comfortable and the water pressure gods are looking after us, which is always nice when you want to warm up at the end of a busy day. The swelling on my foot is going down and I could hardly walk this morning, which was a bit boring, so I headed to the doctor. It appears to be a couple of torn ligaments. Rest and elevation reco

26 August 2021. Words by Andy Le Roy. Images by Creolumen. There’s so much to explore in Ikara and although our time had come to an end, we were curious about the Wilpena station site. Breakfast first, where a disgruntled old gentleman decided to throw a tantrum with the food service staff because one of the items was off the menu until the the next food delivery tomorrow. His wife and daughter sorted things out after he stormed off. I hope he had only just arrived, because i

25 August 2021. Words by Andy Le Roy. Images by Creolumen There was frost on the car windscreens this morning. Someone in the dining hall, over breakfast, said the temperature was forecast to be in the mid twenties here next week. It can get to about fifty degrees in the summer in these parts, but in the old copper mine, it’s always twenty two. It was raisin toast and hash browns for breakfast this morning with some coffee and pineapple juice. I managed to gingerly walk down

25 August 2021. Words by Andy Le Roy. Images by Creolumen. Holidays are for rest and recreation, no? Today was an idle day reading my book in the sun while the birds hopped around, foraged for food and came by for aa general chat. It started with a drive down to the dining hall to pick up some takeaway for breakfast. I had the eggs benedict this time, Chris had some raisin toast. In fact I had his menu from yesterday, I just realised, because I just had the Wilpena burger for

23 August 2021. Words by Andy Le Roy. Images by Creolumen. It was pretty windy overnight. Kind of what you’d expect for mountain ranges. After a long day’s drive and little taster walk last night, we decided we’d try one of the many walks through the area today. Is difficult easier than strenuous? We figured yes. It was bit nippy this morning as we cut across to the dining room for breakfast. Eggs Bene for Chris and a rustic breakfast for me. The tomato was sweet, the avocado

22 August 2021. Word by Andy Le Roy. Images by Creolumen A warm and friendly reception, and a room that looks directly into bushland. Here’s the serenity we’ve been anticipating. The drive back through from Woomera to Port Augusta was just as scenic, in reverse. For obvious reasons. The value of heading back via what was in your rear view mirror is seeing the plains and ranges from the opposite perspective. The descent at certain points is breathtaking. In today’s photo serie

21 August 2021. Word by Andy Le Roy. Images by Creolumen Reclining on the double bed, adjacent to the single bed we didn’t need but paid for to avoid any conversation about our relationship, I ponder with gratitude that we’re able to travel. The guests occupying the rooms upstairs have kindly cranked up the volume to whatever they’re listening to. Grouse. Two lessons learned today: never tell a travel agent “oh, just something cheap will do… it’s only one night,” and if you h