It has been a long time since we woke to frost. This ute was parked next to us. I took the photo through the caravan window as I wasn’t going outside until I had to.
The post breakfast dish washing extended into helping the staff pack up the cooking equipment. We were willing workers but did not know how most things were packed to travel safely in the trailer. There were also multiple interruptions with Roadies doing the rounds giving farewell hugs.
We hooked up the Bushtracker and said the last of our farewells and thankyous. Our first stop was Jamestown to have lunch at the Commercial Hotel. We drove past a truck stop so turned at the next corner to approach from the rear. We washed the car then pulled forward to wash the caravan. Both looked much better without red dust.
Jamestown has lots of parking for long vehicles – a big plus for caravanners. After ordering my lunch I stepped back outside to take a couple of photos. This building houses a large clothing shop which also sells knitting wool. After lunch we couldn’t resist a visit and Anita bought a lovely jumper. I bought some wool to knit an extended beanie for our musician Roadie with dreadlocks.
Some buildings were built using local limestone, which is not a very robust construction material. The countryside has hundreds of ruins of old buildings built using local materials.
The local butcher claims to be trading from the oldest continuous butcher shop in South Australia. Who keeps such records?
We continued our journey in a southerly direction reconciling the different routes selected by Google Maps and our Tom Tom GPS navigator. We were following Booborowie Rd which is a quality sealed road. I missed a left turn and continued on Booborowie Rd which unexpectedly changed to gravel after a couple of hundred metres. There was nowhere to turn around safely so we ended up driving several kilometres on different gravel roads, recoating car and caravan with dust!
We reached Nuriootpa about half an hour later than we otherwise should have. Our caravan park was booked so check-in was straightforward. Blue and Tilly were glad to be out of the car. We set up and had a simple dinner, staying warm in our van instead of braving the cold outside at Orroroo.
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