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Barossa Valley, Australia

11/5/20240 Comments

​Barossa Valley. Drove up from Adelaide this morning.

Dry, golden hills rolling by. Arrived in Tanunda.

Walked the rows of gnarled old shiraz vines.

Plump grapes hanging heavy, waiting for harvest.

The earth smelled of sunbaked clay.

Met the winemaker in the cellar door.

Tasted a flight of his ( Read more... )

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​I went to Kangaroo Island.

Off Australia's south coast.

Took the ferry from Cape Jervis.

Drove my car onboard.

Cliffs and beaches.

Eucalyptus and she-oaks.

Koalas dozing in trees.

Seals basking on rocks.

Kangaroos, of course. Mobs of them.

Bounding across fields. Silhouettes at dusk.

Emus too. Big birds. Flightless.

Stayed in a cabin. ( Read more... )