Posted on 17 October 2025
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Mum Today we packed up and made our way towards the Adelaide Hills. We took the back
roads from Melrose passing through Wirrabara to check out its silo art (my
favourite so far), Clare to watch the fields and fields of grape vines go by,
and Gawler to grab a bite to eat. We made it to our campsite at the Hahndorf
Resort in the late afternoon. The kids had a play in the playground and pump
track while John and I parked the caravan. We then spent our evening checking
out all the other cool things in the park. The boys played their nightly game of
chess on the giant set by the lake, the kids went for a swim in the pool and
played table tennis in the games room.
Posted on 16 October 2025
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Mum Today we hung around the town of Melrose, which is the oldest town in the
Flinders Ranges. It has lots of beautiful old buildings and public art scattered
around the main strip. We had a look at the mountain bike trail maps in the area
but decided it that 30°C was too hot to go for a ride, so wandered over to Jacka
Brothers Brewery for a drink and a few rounds of Uno before we retreated back to
the caravan park for the afternoon.
Posted on 15 October 2025
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Mum Today we packed up and headed off again (after a quick game of pool). We
continued our journey east along the Erye Highway. We stopped in Kimba to have
lunch and a look at the silo art, the big galah, and the sign marking the
halfway point across Australia on the A1 Highway.
We then continued through Port Augusta and passed the turn off that took us
north to the Flinders Ranges back in June - and therefore completing our loop of
the middle and west coast of Australia. Rather than continuing to Adelaide on
the A1 we veered south east towards Melrose in the southern Flinders Rangers. It
was a pretty long day in the car, so we arrived at the Melrose Caravan Park late
in the afternoon.
After dinner we had another movie night. This time we picked The Iron Giant.
