In The Footsteps of Mary MacKillop & Father Woods, Penola, SA
South Australia: A State of Wonder
For 120 continuous hours, we captured the best of the state. Trek, soar, swim, sail, drink and dine with us in our boundary-breaking tourism ad.
Limestone Coast SA - Australia The Giant Loop - Episode 9
Series 2 - Australia, The Giant Loop
Episode 9 - Limestone Coast SA (15/1/19 - 18/1/19)
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Follow us through the Limestone Coast of South Australia. In this episode we drive out of Adelaide over the hills and across the Murray River down towards the coast and the southern region of SA.
First stop was Cape Jaffa for a nights camp on the extremely soft sand. We then headed slightly further east to Robe but not before an early wine tasting on route! Robe is a small tourist town that offers great surf, snorkelling some shopping and wine tasting on the high street. Sadly I did not capture the waves that we surf for nearly two hours on Long Beach but they were easily the best we have ever surfed.
After another camp on the beach and a stroll down the Main Street in the morning for some breakfast we moved onto another surf spot in the smaller quieter town of Beachport. Surf was good but the water full of seaweed, made it very hard going.
After Beachport we drove to Mount Gambier and the Jens Hotel. Mount Gambier surprised us both with its size, the second largest city in SA after Adelaide and with the about of things to see and do. We easier filled up the next couple of days walking around volcanos and swimming in sinkholes!
Next episode takes us into Victoria and onto Dunkeld and the Great Ocean Road (E10).
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Mount Lofty Drive
Footage taken with a Navman MiVue 530 of the drive to Mount Lofty lookout, Adelaide, South Australia. The route starts on the South Eastern Freeway and continues to the lookout via Mount Lofty Summit Road
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Pellicani a Kingscote (Kangaroo Island, South Australia)
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South Australia - Limestone Coast
Train Enthusiast's Video Diary 1991-06-07
In June 1991, SteamRail (Victoria, Australia) ran a 5 day weekender broad-gauge tourist train to South Australia hauled by their steam locomotive R766 while the opportunity still existed before conversion of the main line between Melbourne (Victoria) and Adelaide (South Australia) from broad-gauge to standard-gauge was implemented and making such a broad-gauge journey no longer possible. (As it turned out, conversion was not completed until June 1995.)
This video captured snippets of activities over the five days, which commenced on Friday June 7th 1991 and concluded on Tuesday June 11th 1991.
Friday June 7th 1991:
SteamRanger Tourism ran a tourist train to Tailem Bend (South Australia) hauled by their steam locomotive 621 Duke of Edinburgh to meet the SteamRail tourist train from Melbourne hauled by their steam locomotive R766 City of Bendigo.
Both locomotives were coupled double-headed (621 leading) to haul the combined South Australian and Victorian consists through the Adelaide hills as far as Bridgewater where the train was split by state to complete the journey separately to Adelaide Terminal (Keswick, South Australia). Video commences with 621 leaving SteamRanger's depot at Dry Creek (South Australia) and concludes at Tailem Bend just before the combined train heads for Adelaide.
Saturday June 8th 1991:
SteamRanger Tourism and SteamRail ran a tourist train from Adelaide Terminal to Nuriootpa (South Australia) and return hauled double-headed by their respective steam locomotive 520 Sir Malcolm Barclay-Harvey leading and R766 City of Bendigo supporting.
Video commences at Lyndoch (Barossa Valley, South Australia) and concludes at Nuriootpa (Barossa Valley, South Australia). Of particular interest is the climb up and around the horse-shoe curve as the train left Lyndoch and headed for Nuriootpa.
Sunday June 9th 1991:
SteamRail's R766 hauled a 2 train consist from SteamRanger's Dry Creek depot to Adelaide Terminal, then proceeded to Mount Barker Railway Station with SteamRanger's Southern Encounter tourist train (first part of the 2 train consist). On arrival at Mount Barker railway Station, the Souther Encounter consist was then re-coupled to loco 520 (which had earlier proceeded to Mount Barker hauling a flat car heavily laden with second-hand sleepers) to be hauled to Victor Harbor and return to Adelaide Terminal. Loco R766 returned to Adelaide Terminal after being turned on the Bridgewater turntable to join the tourist train (second part of the 2 train consist) to haul passengers to Bridgewater and return to the Adelaide Terminal.
Video commences with R766 near Mount Barker Junction and concludes when R766 is first turned at the Bridgewater turntable.
Monday June 10th 1991:
SteamRail's R766 proceeded on its homeward bound journey from Dry Creek depot (Adelaide) via an overnight stopover at Mount Gambier.
Video: commences at the Tailem Bend Railway Station where there was plenty of shunting activity and trip preparation and concludes with R766 and its train running late on arrival in darkness at Penola railway Station (but still bound for Mount Gambier later that evening).
Tuesday June 11th 1991:
Video: commences at the Mount Gambier Railway Station where breakfast is in progress for passengers prior to departure and concludes with R766 and its train running past at speed just across the Victorian state border homeward bound for Melbourne.
Camawald Coonawarra Cottage B&B, Coonawarra, HD Review
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Centrally located the Coonawarra Wine Region, Camawald Coonawarra Cottage B&B is set in 10 acres of beautiful gardens. Guests can enjoy a game of tennis using the provided equipment. You can meet a variety of farm animals on the property.
Camawald Cottage is within 15 minutes' drive from a variety of wineries including Wynns Coonawarra Estate and Majella Wines. The historic town of Penola is also 15 minutes' drive away.
The air-conditioned Camawald Coonawarra Cottage will provide you with a spacious lounge/dining area and a fully equipped kitchen with a microwave and an oven. Each room features an en suite bathroom, free toiletries and a hairdryer. Provisions for a full breakfast are supplied.
Guests of the property can relax while sharing a meal on the patio, prepare a BBQ or sit by a camp fire in the cooler months. Activities in the surrounding area include hiking and walking trails. The property offers free parking.
Rest Motels - Naracoorte - Australia
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Rest Motels hotel city: Naracoorte - Country: Australia
Address: 18 Stewart Road; zip code: 5271
Featuring free WiFi throughout the property, Rest Motels offers accommodation in Naracoorte, 49 km from Penola. Free private parking is available on site. Each room at this motel is air conditioned and is equipped with a flat-screen TV.
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