Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge & Mannum

Hi everyone, arrived here in Tailem Bend on Sunday night, not really a place to write much about- a small town on the Murray river, about 20 kms east Murray Bridge. It is a scrappy little town with a total lack of charm, and the park we are in is fairly ordinary. We drove to Murray Bridge yesterday, a bit bigger town with some nice buildings but again not somewhere we would put our list to re-visit. We then drove to a little town called Mannum, not expecting much but it was charming, a lot like Echuca, but smaller..

Banks of the Murray at Tailem Bend.

Car ferry across the river ( run on 2 cables ) they take about 8-10 cars, & are free.  There are a few around here at different spots on the river.

Road bridge at Murray Bridge- the first bridge to cross the Murray River anywhere- I would have thought it would have been NSW/VIC.

Rail bridge- the Indian Pacific train crossing over it.

Paddle steamer

Some views of M.B.

This church in MB is the Anglican Cathedral of St John the Baptist- recognised as the smallest Cathedral in the world. Unfortunately closed, so could not look inside.  

Ringing the bell  at the Cathedral

At Mannum- Paddle steamer "Murray Princess", absolutely huge, three stories & top deck. Does 3,5, & 7 night cruises.

Paddle steamer "Marion"

We crossed over the river at Mannum on the car ferry- a wildly exciting 2 minutes!

More of Gawler, Glenelg & Hahndorf

Hi everyone & Happy Australia Day!  Last photos from here, we leave tomorrow. Some pics of Barosssa Reservoir; I remember visiting here when I was little girl & whispering to my sisters on the other end-it was quite a weird experience.

The reservoir wall, you go down these steps & one end & whisper to the other person, 140 metres away on the other end.

Near Glenelg Beach in Adelaide

At the buffet in Hahndorf-all you can eat, including yummy desserts , for $21.  Our diets flew out the window in spectacular style! Lots of different cuisines-roasts, seafoods, Indian, Asian, big variety of veges & salads.

Apple orchards near Hahndorf, really pretty countryside, very hilly.  The day before, stage 3 of the bicycle race "Tour Down Under" went through this route. When we were there the next day there were hundreds of cyclists following the route.  Fortunately they were going in the opposite direction, otherwise would have been a nightmare.

Australia Day breakfast in Gawler Park.

Ginny pretending to be a cyclist ( curse them all! ) wearing my Australia Day hat

Various buildings in Gawler.

Jake & Elwood from the movie "The Blues Brothers". Sale price, only $2000 each.