Clare Valley

22nd September

Wow – it has been cold the past few days!! The weather started to change the day we left Yorkes Peninsula to head to Clare. Howling northerlys – which would normally indicate warm weather?? But instead it just created the biggest headwind we have ever driven the van into, and then a cold change that has seen us freezing the past 3 days. And, unfortunately, the cold change coincided with mum and dad’s arrival from the Gold Coast. A bit of a shock to the system for them!!

But, we have still managed to get out and see a few things – the beautiful old buildings in the area, and a few wineries. And ultimately the weather doesn’t effect too much when you’re sitting in front of a fire, with a beer or wine in hand.

Sevenhill’s winery is one of the oldest in the area and had beautiful grounds and old buildings…

 

We had a fun afternoon, and kept warm by the fire at the Clare Valley Brewing Company…and later that night went went to the pub for Chinese.

 

We also took a drive out through the green valleys and out to the pink lake at Lochiel.

 

Although the weather has been yuck, it’s been a nice time for us just to hang out with mum and dad. And we also took some time to have a bit of a catch up and clean up  – do some washing and get rid of some of the red dirt from the van.