Murray Bridge -Barossa Valley

So we arrived on Sunday in Murray Bridge so we could collect Lloyd's new bank card from the branch here on Monday as we had ordered it a week ago.We had stayed here before and so set up the caravan at the show grounds and as it was a lovely day we headed down to the riverfront for a lunch and a walk. The restaurant we had sorted out for lunch was closed for a private function so the alternative was the local rowing club next door who did meals.
Lloyd really enjoyed his calamari ,you would have thought he would have enough after Rapid Bay but no!
It was good to see many family groups enjoying the afternoon .

River paddle steamer on the Murray

The bank visit the next day was not successful as the card had not arrived and so we decided not to wait around any longer and they ordered another one to be sent this time to Cobber Pedy which will hopefully arrive before us. It was then off to the Barossa Valley to do some wine tasting. We had been to the area in 2008 with our good friends Helen and Geoff and had experienced a heat wave of temperatures up to 46 deg which does not seem to work to well with wine tasting, especially red wines. So the aim this time was to visit different wineries hopefully in cooler conditions. 

Our campsite at Greenock Oval

We decided to stay in the village of Greenock which is right in the Barossa Valley and they have made the local oval available for camping if you are self contained for a gold coin donation. It was one of those quaint German settlements like many you drive through Eden Valley and Springton to name a couple. They are all old stone buildings and most have been restored.

Greenock Buildings