The Barossa

After dinner we had a crazy time hooning around paddocks with a spotlight, seeking out kangaroos and wombats.


There were plenty of them, and was a lot of fun.

Next morning we discovered the only water we had was cold, and then only in the hand basins. We had to flush the loos with buckets of river water, and some people had a spa in lieu of a shower. So Bob the boatman was called.

We were picked up by boat and transferred to the vehicle that was taking us to the Barossa valley.


It was great to watch the looks on people's faces as they stepped inside and realized the van was set up with a bar and screens for DVDs and karaoke. It had taken Graham some time to make contact with the company but it was well worth it.

We drove to our first vineyard, Yalumba, singing along with the BeeGees.


At Yalumba we found that Ozzie winemakers are putting their Chardonnay in oak again, yay! So we tasted some nice Chardonnays as well as good reds, including a Grenache.

We had a scrumptious lunch, Graham and I both had kangaroo pie, and then visited two more vineyards.


The final one was a boutique vineyard and we were the only people there. So Gary decided to introduce us the wines. Our host was a little surprised, but she played along with him, grabbing a glass and a seat on the other side of the counter.

We sang karaoke all the way back to the boat, with everyone joining in except for Gary, who for some reason felt driver needed company.

We found Bob on the boat when we returned, and eventually water was restored with one pump doing all the work. Thank goodness for Gary and David the Big Bend man. Otherwise we would have still been without water.

Ann-a-Gram ;-)