Sunday, September 07, 2008

Barmera & Loxton North

Last week I went to scho0ls in Barmera & Loxton Nth district. Barmera is on the Sturt Highway past the Barossa & Clare Valley. So the driving was quite enjoyable. However it took me 4 hours to get there as the traffic in Adelaide was fairly heavy and they were doing roadworks pretty much up to Truro.
Barmera is part of the Riverina. I travelled over the Murray many times to get to the various towns. Besides wine, the area is of course famous for its fruit especially citrus fruit.
I stayed at the Barmera Hotel. The staff were very nice and I was surprised as to how the hotel was busy even early in the week. My room overlooked Bonney Lake
To get to Loxton Nth I travelled through Berry. Again that was a pleasant drive and because it had rained recently it was quite green all around. The fruit trees were beginning to blossom.

I was worrried I was not going to make my 3:30 plane so I rushed a bit getting home. I hope I don't receive any speeding tickets!

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