We were traveling along enormous grain fields as we rode up and down the Eyre Peninsula and then down the Yorke Peninsula. It is the middle of harvesting and millions of tonnes of grain are filling up trucks, trains, and big silos. It is so interesting to see and ponder that this is the start of the bread loaves we buy in the supermarket. I wouldn't like to be a farmer here, the fields are so big. Driving a big harvester day in and day out, you still wouldn't feel you are getting anywhere!
We arrived at Marion Bay on 22nd Dec, where Heather and Bill where waiting and welcomed us into their beautiful home, which became our "home away from home" over Christmas.
We had some great fellowship together before they took off to Adeleide to celebrate Christmas with family for a few days and they returned on the 26th Dec.
Kylie arrived from Melbourne on Christmas Eve in her hire car from Adelaide airport and kept us entertained for the next few days. We had a Swedish style Christmas dinner with Christmas carols from the Sydney Music Bowl in Melbourne, compliments of Channel 9.
We explored the Peninsula and the Innes National Park
and enjoyed more breathtaking views. We have become so spoilt and have seen so much. We are never taking it for granted, we are very thankful every day for the privilege of traveling around like this.
All good things come to an end and soon the time came for us to move on so we could make it to Horsham and the Salmela family for New Years celebrations. We traveled to the German township of Hanhdorf in the Adelaide Hills, which was an easy distance of about 300 km. We had booked into a really nice motel right on the main street. The place was filled with holiday makers and cafés and shops of all kinds
However the main memory of Handorf would be our visits to Gale and Jim who's residence was no 85 on the main street. At the back of the house was the biggest surprise, a farm in the middle of this busy town.
On the 30th Dec we continue our journey towards Horsham and we are getting closer and closer to home. We will have a very busy month in January with Tamworth Country festival and our soon upcoming wedding!!
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