Brett had boasted the night before about knowing where some great dams were, hidden away in the scrub, so an expedition was planned. The dams were nestled amongst pine forest and natural scrub he'd spotted while driving the truck to chippers.
It was beautiful and peaceful, as much as it could be with five kids introduced to it. They all had a ball, Summer had a little to much fun.
The wildflowers were out, so pretty and dainty, and there were loads of creatures for the kids to find.
We ventured on to the Dergholm pub (the pub in the scrub) to see if they were offering wood fired pizzas, but we were a day early. Dergholm is a small hamlet, a stones throw from the South Australian border. I wouldn't blink, you'd miss it. However, the landscape is true scrub country, worth a visit, especially with Bailey's rocks down the road too, it is a must see (check the blog tomorrow, it's amazing). Don't forget to go on a Sunday to catch the firing up of the wood oven, and the cold beer.
We arrived back in Penola just as the fish and chippery shut, but decided to drive on to Mount Gambier and catch drive through Maccas plus it's annual show's fireworks. It was a fantastic but tiring day, we all slept extremely well.
This sounds like quite the adventure and I'm glad the kids had so much fun. Beautiful photos!
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Thanks Di. It helps when I remember to actually take the camera!
DeleteYou certainly found a ton of wildlife. Looks like a great day out.
ReplyDeleteWas a good day. Even I was surprised when they found a family of turtles, and I was glad we got some yabbies for them to see.
DeleteWhat a great group of memories made with this excursion. So much of Australia's beauty to be found 'beyond' the towns and cities. Your photos are wonderful! Denyse x
ReplyDeleteAw thanks Denyse x
DeleteLooks like an interesting trip. I like the mushroom photos.
ReplyDeleteNow you know you need to go on a Sunday to enjoy the pizza!
ReplyDeleteHaha exactly, there's a small play area right next to the pub for the kids too!
DeleteSounds like an interesting adventure. You made it come alive in words and the pictures round it off nicely. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThanks for dropping by Suzy x
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