The Adelaide Hills is a very popular tourist area with vineyards, wineries and small pretty country villages. Omne of the best known villages is Hahndorf which is where many German settlers made their home. It is a predominantly German village with shops, restaurants, pubs etc all with a German theme. It was a beautiful sunny day and that highlighted the colourful flowers everywhere. We also visited the very pretty villages of Sterling and Aldgate before driving to the summit of Mount Lofty for a panoramic view of Adelaide.
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| Aldgate |
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| Aldgate |
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| Sterling |
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| Hahndorf |
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| Hahndorf |
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| Hahndorf |
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| A very obedient sheepdog watching the sheep |
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| A pretty colonial cottage in Hahndorf |
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| The Old Mill Hotel |
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Next we wound our way through the Adelaide Hills to the summit of Mount Lofty. From here there are extensive views of Adelaide and the surrounding area. There is an information centre there and also a cafe so we took a break and enjoyed a milkshake.
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| View of Adelaide from the summit of Mt Lofty |
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| From Mt Lofty |
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| Terry studying the view |
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| Cafe & Info Centre Mt Lofty |
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| Mt Lofty |
When we returned to Semaphore, we went for a ride on our bikes along the beachfront to Largs Bay. It was a easy ride there but a bit harder riding back into the breeze. Still I am sure the exercise did us good.
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| The bike path along the Esplanade |
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