So there we are, 6 in the morning throwing our essentials in the car. A cold August morning with the sun merely peaking through the clouds. There's a glimmer of hope that it wont rain, but we both knew it would never be that simple.
Our first stop was Kingston SE for the family favourite, The Big Lobster. Unfortunately, the information centre was closed, so we made do with our short stop and continued down the rain soaked highway to Robe.
It was a surprise to us once we drove through Robe that we would find some pretty huge cliffs and a raging ocean. Realising that we overlooking some pretty good photo opportunities near the entrance to the carpark, we decided to walk back a little way along the cliff line. Despite several signs expressing the dangers of the surrounding terrain, we both fell over invisible super mud. After scraping our shoes of brown mess, we continued. But in a turn of weather so fast, we were totally washed away (excuse the pun) by some pretty crazy rain and we were forced to embark further on our journey.
Next stop was Mt. Gambier, the biggest town in South Australia. Which would be our resting place for the evening. With sink holes and blue lakes looming, we were both anxious to check out the sights. We made our way up to the blue lake, only to realise it isn't so blue in winter. Damn! That was a depressing moment.
On we went, to our next stop which was more like a marathon climb up a huge mountain just to see a tower they named Centenary tower. From the top we had full panorama views of the landscape surrounding the lakes. Overall it was a pretty rewarding climb, but as normal people forget. Getting back down the hill is actually just as painful.
So after our calf workout, we progressed on to the discovery centre and a couple of the sink holes in the heart of the town. Overall the first day was a bit of fun and certainly set the scene for the rest of our trip. Tune in soon for an update on Day Two...
So, on Saturday, Adam and I went for a photo expedition to the city.
