A day in Mount Gambier visiting a local physio followed by a look at the volcanic and limestone features around the town. Cave Garden in the centre of town. Cave Garden / Thugi contains a 30 m deep cave. The cave was initially used as a water source for the town. Cast in Blue artwork near … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 22 – Mount Gambier craters and karst
Robe was described by a local as a quaint drinking village with a fishing problem. There is also a lot of history. Robe was founded in 1846 and became South Australia’s second-busiest international port, after Port Adelaide. Robe’s trade was drawn from a large hinterland that extended into western Victoria, and many roadside inns were built to … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 21 – The Limestone Coast
We leave Murray Bridge and take a back road to Wellington before a ferry crossing, one of two for today. Wellington Court House complex was built in 1859 and has become a landmark in the township. It contains two courtrooms, two rooms for the magistrates and constables, a telegraph room and the two old jail … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 20 – The Coorong
We depart Adelaide on another grey day with light showers. We will stay at Murray Bridge with a day spent in the small towns of the Adelaide Hills away from the touristy areas like Hahndorf. We travel up the North East Rd…. …past reservoirs. The Inglewood Inn was established in 1857. The Old Coach House … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 19 – Adelaide Hills
A circuit from Adelaide to the mouth of the Murray River and Victor Harbour. Laratinga Wetlands at Mount Barker Hardheads Springtime nest building for this Coot – sticking to the plan. Pacific black duck Grey teal Red wattlebird Adelaide rosella Historic Laucke Flour Mill at Strathalbyn – people say swallowing flour, eggs, sugar and water … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 18 – Mouth of the Murray
Visiting Port Adelaide today, no not the great AFL team but the port where branches of both our families arrived here in the 1840s and 1850s. We arrive in Port Adelaide anticipating all the history but are greeted by frogs; lots of giant inflatable frogs. It made our day ribbiting. Why are frogs so happy? … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 17 – Port Adelaide
At the base of the Adelaide Hills is Rostrevor House, now part of Rostrevor College. This grand residence was our Great Great Great Uncle Smith Reid’s home in Adelaide on my lovely wife’s side of the family. Smith Reid started with nothing but began a small newspaper company in Far North Queensland building his business … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 16 – Rostrevor and Morialta
Genealogy South Australia at Unley, just south of the city centre, is a leading resource for South Australian family history information. We both have family ancestry in South Australia from the 1840s to the late 1800s so took the opportunity to expand our knowledge. There is an extensive library at the centre. I was in … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 15 – From Genealogy to Glenelg
A bit of a down day today with my fellow traveller not feeling great. But I took a quick trip just north of the city centre to see The Big Scotsman. Scotty is a 5 metres tall bravehearted soul standing near the Main North Road. He has been at the motel here welcoming weary travellers … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 14 – Scotty
Passing through Glenelg after checking out some accommodation, we saw the Big Billy Buttons. Hallett Cove has evidence of an Australian ice age about 280 million years ago. The rocks in the surf are glacial erratics – huge rocks carried by a glacier from another location.This piece of granite has been transported by glacial activity … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 13 – Hallett Cove
A day trip south from Adelaide through the southern hinterland including the famous McLaren Vale wine district and the northern Fleurieu Peninsula. On our way out of Adelaide, we saw The Big Hands at Centennial Park Cemetery symbolically showing you can go up …. or down. And don’t forget to do a will – it’s … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 12 – McLaren Vale
We are now in Adelaide, capital of South Australia and consistently ranked in the world’s ten most liveable cities. The city centre is ringed by parkland and has a mix of historic building and not-so-high highrise. University of Adelaide South African War Memorial on North Terrace (also known as the Boer War Memorial) is dedicated to the South … More The State We’re In 2026 – Day 11 – City to Semaphore
