Yorke Peninsula

Today started with a visit to Wallaroo Museum and a walk around the town to see if my memory could match the geography and I could find my old elementary school. The museum visit was particularly satisfying because I found a series of photos that allowed me to match up my memories of the beach front area with that areas current arrangement. And I found an old building that is still part of an active elementary school that I recognized as my old class room. So I counted the morning a success.

The first photo in todays post is a nice example of a traditional Australian country house, and was taken in Kadina.

The second photo is a "green" at the golf course in the town of Maitland. I remember this type of "green" as being common in the region in my childhood. I belive the black substance is residue from the old copper smelting process.

The remainder of the day would be counted as a bit less of a success however. From Wallaroo we headed to the nearby town of Kadina (the largest town on the Yorke Peninsula) to arrange a new fuel hose with the towns Toyota dealer. That part is now on order and if things go according to plan will be fitted on Wednesday.

Thereafter we planned a drive to the tip of the peninsula but the drive was cut short with another vehicle engine problem; this time the engine lost power but did not stop. After some fiddling with the suspect fuel hose the engine started operating correctly, but we decided not to press our luck and returned to the small town of Minlaton for the night.

Minlaton's claim to fame is The Red Devil. The red devil is a Bristol M.1 Monoplane Scout owned and flown by Henry John Butler a local lad who became a flying ace during the First World War.

Minlaton also has a Local Fauna park with sizeable groups of Emu and Kangaroo.