Our Trip To Australia.....Part One
By John Williams © December 2005
The main reason for going was to see our son Nigel and Sue get married
in the Barossa Valley near Adelaide.
The ceremony took place
in the Seppelt Winery Museum
(it was raining outside)
Mrs Wendy O'Hagan (celebrant)
conducted the civic ceremony.
She was pleasantly surprised to know about
donations people were making to the
Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Appeal
instead of a wedding present.
moonstone detail around the neck, with a Tiara from
her mother's wedding.
But the day before we went to the Krondorf Road
Cafe for lunch and Kabminge wine, which specialize in
the traditional food of Barossa settlers.
And afterwards off to the "Rockford" cellar door for wine tasting!
It was not long before my palate was shot to bits!!
and all you Vinophiles would have loved it.
Alan and Barbara Grigson (Old neighbours who now live in Oz, pictured below) travelled 1,000kms in one day! for the wedding and we had a fun
time together. You can see the commonwealth influence all around you in Adelaide, -Victorian buildings, familiar street names and
Park laurels, the only difference is the grid system of roads in the city.
Stella and I preferred Adelaide out of the other two cities of Melbourne and Sydney.
We enjoyed walking along the river which doubles up as a cycle path,
Barbara had always wanted to try the Peddle 'O' Boats
on the river -
With me peddling and wife Stella steering we mananged
to zig-zag off each bank and also get in the way of most
pleasure boats!!
And would you know it, a mile up stream they had
'A taste of Australia' in the park on the river bank,
with beer, food and live music!
It was a tough day -eh!
Next day Alan took us back to Mt. Lofty which is 15kms from Adelaide and 710m above sea level, it has a giant white obelisk in Cleland
Conservation Park, and then onto the Wildlife Park where you can have your picture taken holding a Koala.
We managed to get to the wetland area for feeding the Pelicans and
Herons, you could also feed the Red Kangaroos
but NOT the Tasmanian Devils!
