May 22, 2012

Exploring Port MacDonnell

Rainbow over the bay at Port MacDonnell

We’re determined to visit a new place in the Mount Gambier district every weekend. Today we drove 28km to Port MacDonnell, the southernmost town in South Australia, population 650. It was proclaimed a port in 1860. Ships anchored a mile out to sea and supplies were taken by launch to and from the jetty. We [...]

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Arrived in Mount Gambier

Mount Gambier house

We arrived in Mount Gambier on Thursday afternoon after driving more than 600km from Moonta. I picked up the house keys and everyone was excited to look around. Unfortunately the power wasn’t connected. The fuse box is inside the house and despite us arranging to have it turned off by the real estate agent, the [...]

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Leaving Kalgoorlie

Exchange Hotel, Kalgoorlie

It’s starting to sink in now that we’ll be leaving Kalgoorlie soon to start a new life in Mount Gambier, South Australia. I haven’t written much about it so far because everything has been up in the air regarding Dad’s health. He has pancreatic cancer and his condition has deteriorated in the past week. I [...]

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