......this is a quick catchup post of newsfromjude happenings that I have not posted yet. They are in no particular order and I am not home to check my diary for dates.
There was a family reunion in Murray Bridge recently, but the date clashed with our quilt show, so I was unable to attend. There were 35 members of the Pope family present. It was convenient that I had a trip to the city the day after the exhibition and one of my cousins was staying with mum and still in MB, so we had a catchup. I had not seen my cousin and her husband, who live in Queensland since 2004, so it was special meet up again. Hopefully it won't be another 17 years before we meet up again.
DS and family called in to visit me on the way through town after a holiday at Hall's Gap...........
....where they met up with DD3 and family for a few days.
There was a last minute decision to take a few days break to the Riverland over the October long weekend. This was a early evening photo by the river, with the full moon reflection in the water......
A drive to Renmark and a climb to the lookout at Headings Cliff for a photo opportunity..........
.......and watching the houseboats cruising up the river...........
............all the houseboats on the river at Berri and the bridge to Loxton in the background.........
.............the next 2 pics were taken at Lock 4...............
....and this is the big Pelican at Loxton...........
............and the river...........
..the Tree of Knowledge showing the river levels at each flood over the years..........
There was another trip to the North of our city and a few nights at the Port Wakefield caravan park.............
...........and a drive around the town........this is the old courthouse............
..and another day we headed down the Yorke Peninsula as far as Ardrossan........
.and a quick trip in to Port Clinton on the way............where they had these paintings......
..at Ardrossan there was a car club display ..................
Ardrossan is a major grain growing area and has these massive silos .............and the grain is shipped out of here............
..the cliffs near the town jetty...........
There were also food vans and a kite display...........
..........and I did hear later that the town was celebrating their 150 years!!
We found a lookout just out of town, and took these pics of the amazing views.........
The lookout was at the site of a mine, and I discovered it was a dolomite mine. I admit to having to go to Mr Google to find out what dolomite was and it's use. Apparently this is the largest dolomite mining operation in Australia.
Another event was the celebration of Miss Olivia's first birthday........... and here are a few pics from our lunch at Tanunda..........
I think that's all the catchup news for now. I do have more travel news to post in the coming days.
Am currently away from home for a few weeks travelling around this big country of ours, so stay tuned for updates.
Blessings, From Jude
1 comment:
Things have been busy in your part of the world. So nice to catch up with family and great travel photos. Of all the places you shared, we have only been to Renmark, very briefly. You are making me jealous. Enjoy your travels.
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