Tuesday morning we had Lube Mobile arrive at the c'van park to do a scheduled oil change on the bus then set off to The Central Markets where we planned to stock up on FRESH food after all this time. Of course it was raining so we took the bus deciding that if we couldn't park it we'd come back and set off again. We had no real difficulty parking.
For anyone coming here this is the best way to buy fresh produce cheaply. We bought veges, meat, dairy - cheeses, dips etc, bread($1.50 a loaf), lollies and chocolate(including chocolate covered dried strawberries),and apple pie, and .. had lunch. Only problem - too many vendors to choose from!!
Wednesday was overcast so we decided to take the bus and drive into the Adelaide Hills. First stop The Mt Lofty Summit for 360 degree views. You can see out to Kangaroo Island on a good Day !! but not today ! It was 8 degrees up there.
We then drove on to Hahndorf, a town originally established by German Lutheran families and known for it's shops and cafes etc. We had smoked fish tasting and bought some pates and fish. Cheese,jam,chutney and chocolate tasting etc. We will need to return again as we ran out of time as We wanted to drive out to the chocolate factory before it closed and had to leave. This proved unnecessary as we were not impressed with the prices here after visiting the Central Markets and George was not impressed by the Cheese next door.Last stop was the Toy Factory and Giant Rocking horse at Gumeracha, a great place to buy wooden toys)
We returned to Adelaide via the Gorge Rd, which was an unexpected find, and arrived back very late. It followed the Torrens River back into Adelaide(35k's) which was no more than a creek at times but at others a raging torrent after the rains, and very wide in the Chain of Ponds area. A beautiful drive, even more so I would think in nice weather.
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