MILDURA TO ADELAIDE (MT. BARKER) – DAY 7

SUNDAY 15th MARCH 2009 – MILDURA TO ADELAIDE (MT. BARKER) – DAY 7

We are really surprised that we don’t wake up early while we have been travelling (around 8am) We think it is because it is getting darker earlier but this is quite a big caravan park and it seems everyone we meet have the same (if you can call it) problem!!!!

We decide we will pack up today and head to Adelaide. We have a 5 ½ hour drive ahead of us so we get on the road, and drive south.

It is quite a monotonous drive so we take it in turns. Lucy is a great little traveler and we make stops every 2 hours to stretch our legs and give her a walk. Using our GPS we take the ‘Tourist Drive’ and pass many farms and homesteads along the way.

We arrive at Mt Barker in the Adelaide Hills at around 4:30pm, tired, hungry and in need of showers. Before we do that I notice a lovely fenced oval adjoining the caravan park so I put Lucy on her lead and head across there. I remove her lead and she is in puppy heaven. We spend about an hour running and playing together. She is so fast when let loose and just runs and runs from one end of the oval to the other. It is wonderful to see her enjoying herself so much.

By the time we get back to the van Nick has set it all up – what a treasure he is – although sometimes he is best left alone to set up in his own time and at his own pace. He is happy to leave the domestic tasks and cooking to me so it is an arrangement that works well for us both.

After much needed showers I cook pasta for dinner and we have it by candlelight in the peaceful surrounds. It is magic