Hibernating

Thanks for all your entries in the giveaway a few posts ago. We will do the lucky draw tomorrow and let eight of you know that you've won! We are hibernating as we do every Winter in our favourite part of South Australia - Robe. We have been coming here for 27 years and have seen many changes...sometimes not to our liking especially with the rising costs of accommodation. But because of Larry's career we can stay here at a very reasonable price. Sadly when we arrived I did have to spend an hour cleaning as the previous tenants did not know how to clean - yuk! The 4 hour trip includes a ferry across the river and it was very cold and wet...

 even the pelicans looked cold.....

 This icon is about 25 minutes from our destination and shows what this part of the world is renowned for........

 with lots of delicious wine from the limestone coast........

 ...yeh!...we're there.......

our little home for a few days....the before scene.......

 ....all unpacked and first up is the sewing machine set up for 6 days of stitching!! Larry would normally play several rounds of golf but some minor surgery has stopped that this time...so lots of walks instead while I stitch, stitch, stitch.........bliss! The chairs are strategically placed as my extension table!

So why do we love Robe?...the history is fascinating and was first settled in 1802 making it the oldest town of the state. So with our love of history and old buildings I will let the photos do the talking. The plaque precedes the building..........

And some other favourite buildings...........

For those of you who know Larry you will notice something missing.......I have not seen him without his beloved moustache for over 37 years!! Wahoo...the occasional smooch has certainly been a lot more pleasant but sadly he is missing it so the prickles are returning!!

So more of our week in a few days........