Gedye/Gaylord Road Trip Part I:
Adelaide and its Hills
April 2004

 

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The first leg of our trip with the Gaylords was a flight to Adelaide. Grace adopted Weston and Caitlin's excellent diary-keeping tradition.

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To prepare for the attack of the giant scone, Chris and I had a snooze on a bench outside the South Australian Museum.

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Fun with Weston and the tripod later that night at the Hahndorf Resort, where we were staying.

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Chris and I visited Hans Heysen's house and studio the next day. On the left is his studio; in the middle is an interior of the studio showing a little of its wonderful light; on the right is his daughter Nora's studio. (See Chris' homage to Nora)

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Views around the Heysen property, featuring some of the gum trees that he painted so well.

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Picturesque decay in the Heysen garden.

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That evening we went for a dusk walk at the Warrawong Earth Sanctuary. We saw many different and strangely named marsupials.

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Note the small gray paddy melon kangaroos among the trees, or were they potteroos?

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Farewell to Hahndorf Resort

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Hello to the McLaren Vale, the Woodstock Winery (which we can recommend), and the upscale cafe in Willunga (which we can't).

Then it was on to Kangaroo Island.