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Adelaide Shores Caravan Park, Adleaide, South Australia.  Total Oz km = 7555

The kids are in bed sleeping, the bags are packed, and we can’t believe two and a half months have passed by so fast. Australia was a warm friendly and inviting country, and it was not too hard for us to lapse into the easy going Aussie life. While we weren’t overwhelmed by gigantic mountains or deep canyons like some of the parks in the US, there were several things here that have made Australia special for us. Read the rest of this entry »

Western Kangaroo Island Caravan Park, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.  670km

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Shabbat Shalom!

We have spent the last 4 days on Kangaroo Island, relaxing and exploring nature and wildlife. The weather has been very hot during the day (hence the relaxation) and cool in the evenings. We saw sea lions, seals, pelicans, koalas and kangaroos galore. Not as many kangaroos as the island’s name implies, but still a great finale to our Australia visit.

Our week started on a sour note when we returned the RV in Adelaide. Read the rest of this entry »

Adelaide Shores Caravan Park, Adleaide, South Australia. 2850km

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Australian word of the day: Capsicum – Red Pepper (gamba). Goes well as a pizza topping.

We left Flinders Ranges on Friday after an interesting hike to Arkaroo Rock to see ancient Aboriginal paintings. The 3km circular hike normally takes 1 hour but we walked with the girls part of the way, and carried them on the stroller through rocks and stairs most of the way. Shir fell asleep 25 minutes into the hike. Orr walked nicely to the rock but on the return she was tired (nap tired) and got into a bit of a crying fit when we offered her the stroller instead of Paola’s arms. The rock paintings are nice to see but it’s not like we visited the Louvre. The walk itself through the hot, arid and red landscape was a good experience. Ron walked beautifully the whole way. In fact, it’s hard to remember the last time he had any issues with walking all the way on hikes. Next step is to start putting some weight on him (water bottle or two). Read the rest of this entry »

Wilpena Pound Campground, Flinders Ranges National Park, South Australia. 2295 km

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Driving 400km up here yesterday was worth the effort. Today’s adventures were well worth the long haul.

Yesterday began with a short visit to a winery/gourmet shop owned by a famous Aussie cook called Maggie Beer. We bought some goodies and started the long drive up north. Along the way, many pastures with cows and sheep. Interesting to note that the farther north we drove in the last few days, the warmer it has gotten. The predominant color has changed from green to yellow, and towards the last part of the drive yesterday, red.

As you may know most (70%) of Australia is arid land, and most of that is a red dirt. We finally reached the famous “outback”. Took us almost 2 months in country, but we did it. Read the rest of this entry »

Barossa Valley Holiday Park, Nuriootpa, South Australia. 1905km

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Australian word of the day: Cellar Door – An on location winery shop where you can get a taste or two.

We got lucky on Friday and had a few dry hours during the day. Our first order of business was to get the children outside. Happily just a 2 minute drive from the campground was a huge park with tons of climbing sliding and swinging activities for tots. I ran after the kids with a towel to dry off the bottoms of slides from the night’s rain. After 2 hours of exercise we stopped in the local supermarket, bakery, butcher and fish store to stock up on supplies. We had a nice B-B-Q supper at the campground kitchen. Read the rest of this entry »