Monday

Loaded up the car and headed for Victor Harbor via McLaren Vale and Mount Compass.  Had a good walk round the town and sampled the delights of the Anchorage Hotel for lunch before finding our home for the week - a beautiful B&B overlooking the Inman Valley, McCracken Golf Course and Hindmarsh River on the outskirts of town.

 The Anchorage Hotel on the Esplanade

 The Causeway leading to Granite Island

Our B&B

The owner built this home 4 years ago and their living quarters are reached by a wooden walkway while on the ground floor are the Studio, Gallery and B&B - a long room with 2 beds and bathroom at one end, sofa and TV in the middle and a dining table, fridge and serving area at the other end.  It was beautifully decorated and furnished with great views from each of the 4 large patio windows.

Paul was with the National Parks for many years and Wendy is an artist who specialises in bird pictures http://www.wjennings.com/gallery.htm We learned so much about the local flora and fauna and spotted over 30 different birds while we were there.  2 kookaburras kept us amused with their antics and songs and were hand-fed.  They also kept rabbits and 'chooks'.

Wendy feeding one of the kookaburras

Stocked up with cheese, cold meats and salads in Coles for our evening meals (accompanied by some good local wines)

Drove up to the Bluff and whaling jetty at the far end of Encounter Bay before coming back to sit and watch the birds and stunning views.  Too relaxed even to read my library book.