Barmera, Riverland

By Dianne

Mixing things up a bit!

After 3 blogs in 3 days – our road trip to Victoria – I’ve been rather slack!! Time to catch up again! We spent nearly a week in Adelaide after our road trip – lovely to catch up with family. Lots of grandparent duties but no complaints – always a joy. Got some shopping done…

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By Dianne

Booky Cliffs at last!!

We finally made it to the Bookpurnong Cliffs – locally known as the “Booky Cliffs”. Tried to visit a few weeks again but my navigator – Reginald – lead us astray. Wrong turn on the back roads – check out past blog “Wine, Wetlands and Waterways” for the full story. This time I was assured…

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By Dianne

Overland Corner

Life just potters along here in Barmera. Looking after our house sit cat – Smooch – and feeding the local birds part of our daily routine. Smooch has a way about her!! She is very beautiful and I think she knows it! Regular brushing and vigorous back massages part of her day – I am…

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By Dianne

Wine, Wetlands and Waterways

We recently had a lovely afternoon visiting the Banrock Station Wine and Wetland Centre. It’s not far from Barmera – our current house sit. Banrock Station has 250 hectares of vineyards, 900 hectares of floodplains and wetland, and 600 hectares of rejuvenated woodland. It’s part of the Hardy’s group of wine companies – Reg worked…

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By Dianne

Settling into Barmera

We’re back in the Riverland – caught the bus from Adelaide on May 30th. We’re becoming bus regulars – not quite on a first name basis with the drivers but getting there! We’re now house sitting for friends Leigh and Julie in Barmera. Spent a couple of days catching up before they headed off on…

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