Mount Barker

We arrived in Mount Barker on Thursday the 21st of April.When we got to the caravan park they put us on site just outside the Amenities block.We were not very happy with site and I went back to the office to see if we could get another one ( There were a couple of sites across the road that were vacant.) but they were fully booked. Out the front of the caravan park was big oval and we were told that we could set up anywhere around the edge. We checked it out and decided it was better than the site we were given.The top of the fence that ran around the oval was used as the water pipe and there was electric boxes on the big light poles so we could have power.
The kids went off and played games in the middle of the oval- Plenty of room for them to run around without disturbing the other campers.
Over the weekend we watched other campers come in and set up in different areas around the oval.
On Friday the weather was cloudy with short rain periods throughout the day.
On Friday we went to Melba's Chocolate Factory which was very busy because of Easter.It had a huge room filled with all the chocolates and lollies that they had made.Around the room were viewing windows so the customers could see the different processes that they were doing.
 After Melba's we went to the giant Rocking House which is a toy shop with lots of different wooded toys in it that they make on site.

Todd, Alanna and Luke climbed to the top of the rocking horse. Careena was going to but when she saw how steep the ladder was she changed her mind.
At the Giant Rocking Horse there was a small wildlife park that was free to visit. We bought a bag of  animal food each for the kids to feed the animals.

The sheep were the first to be fed and they were very hungry. Careena didn't like the sheep because they were very pushy and kept following us.  Alanna liked the goats and the Sheep the best. Further up the track we saw Wallabies and Kangaroos.  Careena liked  feeding the wallabies and Kangaroos the best. Behind a fence was an Emu and I told Luke to hold his bag of  food at the bottom and hold it up so the Emu could have some.The Emu was very cheeky and stole the entire bag much to Luke's and our surprise. After Luke got over the shock he was very disappointed.  The ducks chased Careena and they were very noisy.
Todd liked feeding the Peacock the best.
After visiting the Big Rocking Horse we drove into Adelaide to have a look.

On Saturday we went strawberry picking at Berrenberg farm, then spent the rest of the day at Hahndorf which is a historical German town. It was very busy with a lot of tourists and we had fun looking in all the shops. I loved all the old buildings that were made of stone. There a lot of them in this area.

Easter Sunday we spent a relaxing day at the van. The owner and his 81 year old mother in law  drove around the caravan park in their golf buggy handing out easter eggs to the kids.


Monday we drove down to Glenelg and the kids had fun at the BEACHHOUSE ( A 2 storey amusement arcade with waterslides, dodgems, bumperboats, etc.)

After the beachouse we walked out on the pier and saw a stingray in the water. The kids had fun at the beach. After they had finished playing we saw a large crowd of people gathered around a busker. We went over to have a look and he was doing magic tricks and making lots of jokes.He was excellent in all that he did. We spent the whole day at Glenelg and then went back to the van for tea.




Tuesday we went to Victor Harbour and had a ride on the horse drawn tram (They claim it to be part of the 1st railway in Australia) out to Granite Island.  Granite Island is a wildlife Sanctuary for Little Penguins and a very popular place for tourists. It takes about 40 minutes to walk around the island which has great views back to the mainland and out to sea.

Wednesday we decided to have another days rest and let the kids catch up with their scrapbooks. Because they were behind they soon lost interest and Todd and I helped bring them up to date by cutting and pasting pictures. Two hours later we had finished.
During dinner the Local Soccer club came down to the oval to train.It was very funny having dinner while they were running past.Lucky there was only two groups and not 12 groups where Luke used to train.
Tomorrow we are moving on to Port Pirie.