The Clare Valley, one of the wine growing areas of South Australia, another of my 'adventures' and my first visit with a friend made through the medium of cyberspace. December 1999 again saw me take to the road to visit places that I had never been. The historic little town of Burra close by the Clare Valley (did I get it right this time Steve?) the destination on this occasion.
Steve was a net friend of around 15 months standing, and his lovely partner Marion, were my hosts and spent a week showing me around the beautiful, picturesque little town. Burra has a very interesting history, with many very old buildings including the Redruth Jail, where I was able to indulge another of my interests (skeleton rattling) when I located a distant rellie in the listing of inmates. Another very interesting area was the miner's dugouts, homes/manmade caves, in the bank of the Burra Creek, where apparently around a third of the population were housed when Burra was at it's peak. Definately a place to visit if you are into the historical and picturesque.
I was again able to indulge my interest in skeleton rattling on the way home when I visited the Horsham Cemetery (after being booked for speeding west of Horsham - a 3 pointer too) and found the grave of my great grandfather George Peters and his second wife Jane. |
