Crystal Brook
9th - 10th June 2017
(Bowman Reserve)
Found this fabulous camp for $5.00/night. The area originally was a farm covering 560 square miles. The ruins of the original buildings are still there. Very interesting for a walk around.
The Homestead, built in 1850, was occupied up until the 1940’s. In 1957 the homestead was blown up with gelignite!
Beautiful, peaceful camp in the bush.
Front verandah view.
The old barn.
Remnants of the old homestead.
Greenock
10th-13th June 2017
Another great $5.00/night camp. This time at Greenock - Barossa Valley wine country. Oh yeah!
This camp is at the Greenock Cricket Reserve. Lovely and quiet. Tucked down a little lane. Greenock is a fabulous, quaint town, full of heritage buildings, cosy pub, boutique brewery, winery, cafes. What else is there to be had???
The entrance to the grounds.
Camping available around the perimeter.
Heaven forbid...I ran out of wine. No bottle shop in this sleepy town. Just the little pub. Happy days for me they had my favourite Riesling. We didn't have time to tour the Clare Valley. Saving that for later.
Happy days. Cheers. Bit chilly.
O.K. Time to explore. First stop into Tanunda for showers, then off to Nuriootpa to Maggie Beer's Farm.
Maggie Beer's Farm, restaurant, produce sales and cooking demonstration.
So after tasting all the wonderful jams, relishes, sauces and anything else I could find, we had a great lunch overlooking the lake.
A walk through the olive grove.
Then the cooking demo. I was so excited, because Maggie had been there earlier. But, boo hoo, she didn't do the demo. Jet lagged apparently. Anyway, I had a great time being assistant. I now know how to cook amazing mushrooms in verjuice, among other things. So much fun - think it really suits me ha ha !!
Over the couple of days we had in the area we managed to visit a few of our favourites. Some of the old, established wineries are so grandiose! They are worth visiting even if you don't like wine!
Kick started the day with a coffee tasting. Fabulous.
Next - Chateau Tanunda. Back in the day we used to call it Chateau Chunda! The Porphyry Sauternes wasn't the best in large quantities! We did taste some great wines here!
This place is massive!
Barrels upon barrels.
Next, Grant Burge. We love their reds.
Jacobs Creek for a grazing platter and a glass of wine.
Delicious.
Seppelts is another very grand winery.
One of the original homes at Seppelts.
Saltram Estates, the home of Pepperjack wine. A lovely rich red that Joel introduced us to. We called in here on our way out of town, enroute to McLaren Vale.
So good. 10.00am in the morning. If it tastes good at this time of day, it must be a great wine!
We settled for coffee and the most amazing cake, though!
Had a long walk around the town of Greenock.
Cool old truck outside a winery just down the road.
Past a few sheep.
Through some gnarly, winter vines.
Ended up at the little local pub for lunch.
Very cosy, and a delicious meal.
Followed by a few brews at the local boutique brewery.
Thoroughly enjoyed our time in the Barossa.
9th - 10th June 2017
(Bowman Reserve)
The Homestead, built in 1850, was occupied up until the 1940’s. In 1957 the homestead was blown up with gelignite!
Beautiful, peaceful camp in the bush.
Front verandah view.
The old barn.
Remnants of the old homestead.
Greenock
10th-13th June 2017
Another great $5.00/night camp. This time at Greenock - Barossa Valley wine country. Oh yeah!
This camp is at the Greenock Cricket Reserve. Lovely and quiet. Tucked down a little lane. Greenock is a fabulous, quaint town, full of heritage buildings, cosy pub, boutique brewery, winery, cafes. What else is there to be had???
The entrance to the grounds.
Camping available around the perimeter.
Heaven forbid...I ran out of wine. No bottle shop in this sleepy town. Just the little pub. Happy days for me they had my favourite Riesling. We didn't have time to tour the Clare Valley. Saving that for later.
Happy days. Cheers. Bit chilly.
O.K. Time to explore. First stop into Tanunda for showers, then off to Nuriootpa to Maggie Beer's Farm.
Maggie Beer's Farm, restaurant, produce sales and cooking demonstration.
So after tasting all the wonderful jams, relishes, sauces and anything else I could find, we had a great lunch overlooking the lake.
A walk through the olive grove.
Then the cooking demo. I was so excited, because Maggie had been there earlier. But, boo hoo, she didn't do the demo. Jet lagged apparently. Anyway, I had a great time being assistant. I now know how to cook amazing mushrooms in verjuice, among other things. So much fun - think it really suits me ha ha !!
Over the couple of days we had in the area we managed to visit a few of our favourites. Some of the old, established wineries are so grandiose! They are worth visiting even if you don't like wine!
Kick started the day with a coffee tasting. Fabulous.
Next - Chateau Tanunda. Back in the day we used to call it Chateau Chunda! The Porphyry Sauternes wasn't the best in large quantities! We did taste some great wines here!
This place is massive!
Barrels upon barrels.
Next, Grant Burge. We love their reds.
Jacobs Creek for a grazing platter and a glass of wine.
Delicious.
Seppelts is another very grand winery.
One of the original homes at Seppelts.
Saltram Estates, the home of Pepperjack wine. A lovely rich red that Joel introduced us to. We called in here on our way out of town, enroute to McLaren Vale.
So good. 10.00am in the morning. If it tastes good at this time of day, it must be a great wine!
We settled for coffee and the most amazing cake, though!
Had a long walk around the town of Greenock.
Cool old truck outside a winery just down the road.
Past a few sheep.
Through some gnarly, winter vines.
Ended up at the little local pub for lunch.
Very cosy, and a delicious meal.
Followed by a few brews at the local boutique brewery.
Thoroughly enjoyed our time in the Barossa.
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