Green Trees, Blue Lake- now at Mt Gambier

Adam gybing before heading back out to the rocky break off Brighton Beach, Adelaide. First time using smallest sail...4.5m.....beautiful balmy day as you can see.








Little Joey, Flinders ranges, SA















Deep Creek Conservation reserve, near Victor Harbour, SA














This shot looks fake, but it isnt. Self portrait at top of walk over looking the crater lakes of Mt Gambier.









Hello- we travelled today from Adelaide to Mt Gambier. It was a good day, which started out cloudy but then cleared to be sunny and cool- about 21 degrees with a cold wind. On the way down here we stopped at the historic, seaside town of Robe, a charming little place. We bought some lunch ( a ham salad roll and custard tart from the bakery for me, and fish and chips for Adam) and ate it on the beach before driving on.
Mt Gambier is a nice place- with its most famous attraction the Blue Lake- a volcanic lake (its formed in an old crater) which turns the most brilliant blue colour each summer. There are some other lakes nearby and our caravan park is right next to the series of lakes. A walking trail surrounds them all and we hiked it this afternoon. It took us about 1.5 hours and there were lovely views of the lakes, town and countryside at every turn. The cool afternoon was also good for walking and there were lots of pine trees around- their scent filled the air and reminded us of Canada.
Or caravan park is surrounded by trees and we wish we could stay here longer. But we must push on tomorrow. We are going to Warnambool, where we have the car booked in for a service (it was time) the next day. We’ll probably ride our bikes around while the car is getting serviced.

Yesterday we had fun also. After Adam had finished windsurfing we travelled down to Victor Harbour, ate a nice lunch in a café in a historic town nearby, walked out to Granite Island on the causeway and stopped off at Deep Creek Conservation Park on the way back, where we saw excellent coastal views and lots and lots of kangaroos and wrens. A big day, but a good day.

Sending love and hugs,
Emma & Adam xx