I just wanted to thank the people who gave me advice on places to go
in SA. We had a great time.
The birding highlight was Port Augusta and the Arid Lands Botanic
Garden. On the first afternoon the weather was cold and windy with
occasional drifts of rain and we saw few new birds. However when we
went back next morning we saw the chirruping wedgebills (in the way
of birds they spent 20 mins calling in bushes until we had finally
seen one, then they came out and posed). Driving out we saw
white-winged fairy wrens the other bird we hoped to see.
The Barossa Valley was lovely and the tourist people very helpful,
although they look at you strangely when you ask about the sewage
ponds. We also went to the Clare Valley, the Adelaide Hills and the
Fleurieu Peninsula. I can recommend the self catering cottages
available in most areas - very good value for money.
My latest travel tip is to take photos of all sides of your hire car
with a camera which shows the time when you return it to an unstaffed
area. This will give you evidence when the hire company contacts you
hours later to say you returned the car damaged - we are still
fighting this. At least I paid to reduce the excess - a good thing
because they make the charge against your credit card even before
contacting you.
--
Susan Knowles
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