Dec 16

Rapid Bay

Without a kite we can’t really move on, so we decide to make a loop down the Fleurieu Peninsula and hope for kite arrival at Colin’s on Monday. The Peninsula is not big so two days should be enough.

We decide to play the tourist and stop along the way. Our first stop is at a Cherry farm and we get some very nice cherries (alright, I hear you say: “what else would you get at a cherry farm?”….well hum, we could have gotten cherry jam or cherry compote. But we didn’t).

Then drove along nice roads and hilly country side.

Saw alpaca’s and many horses.

And made stops to boost the local economy. It’s great to travel in a bus with limited space; there’s only so much one can buy on the way.

Where possible we let the dogs out (reminds me of a song) and otherwise they were waiting patiently in the bus. It was cold outside, about 19 celcius and Nossi was dressed for the chill.

We stopped in Victor Harbor for lunch and found some attributes for our Christmas Tree decoration.

Then we set up our Christmas tree. Oooooohhhhh.

We are definitely in the Christmas spirit.

Upon leaving Victor Harbor, we stopped so Marjo could visit the local steel gallery. She was not impressed, certainly also when the artist was more interested in whether she was traveling by herself and perhaps had some room in the bus for him. Glad she only came back with a picture of his art and not with the artist himself.

Then we stopped to see the glacier falls, which were really a stream flowing over rock that apparently has been their since the glacial period.

It’s clear that we’re not the typical appreciating tourists.

We like a pretty car when we see one and this is the second time we see this group on our trip.

Then it’s time to move onto Rapid Bay, where we will stay for the night. The road takes us along the coast and past rolling hills. Meanwhile it starts to rain a little.