Sunday 9 August 2015
An early rising this morning to make sure we were ready for the 8.30am departure. Doc (Allan Carpenter) woke the camp playing his bugle at 6.30am. He jokingly says he has been taking lessons but there has been no improvement since we were awakened by his playing back in 2005.
The club cooked a tasty breakfast for us so it was just a matter of packing the vehicles.
We left the museum in small groups and kept a reasonable distance between each vehicle so that the general public could pass safely. We were truly blessed as the sun was shining and it was a beautiful drive through the Barossa Valley. Our first stop was Tanunda and we were left to explore on our own. The best second hand bookshop we have ever seen was in this town. There are a great number of quite magnificent old buildings, churches and houses. There's a decline in business in the towns and many of the businesses have closed down.
Our drive to our overnight stop was through farming lands. Vineyards, cereal crops and sheep appear to be the main source of income. The crops are very green due to a bonus amount of rain this year. We camped at Burra Creek Gorge by (but not under) some big river gums. Noisy pink and grey galahs have made their nests in the hollow branches. Typical nature noises when camping by a creek - frogs, birds etc. The cold night air came in around 3.30pm so it was an early tea and clean up. The campfire was roaring and we gathered and chatted around that until the cold won over and we took to bed.
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