The Road back to Adelaide

The road back to Adelaide was tinged with historical memories and monuments and great canvases of colour. We stopped off in Hawker for their unusual War Memorial. Seating and flowers, as well as Ned Kelly figures and old gun carriages but also plaques to fallen heroes and I stood horrified before this one where I noted that one family had lost seven members. Can you imagine the pain and grief of those remaining? 

From there to Peterborough, a much larger town of some 1500 people where I particularly appreciated the War Memorial once more - this time in the form of a beautiful bench. 

The town has a lovely railway museum and steam engine as well but best of all it is the home of Bob the Dog and his adventures. In September of 1884 he was a stray scruffy dog whose task was to catch rabbits.He was spotted and adopted by one of the guards Seth Ferry. To begin with Bob travelled with his owner but eventually he took to travelling by himself, on trains all around the country. He became quite well known. He wore a collar which said "Stop me not, but let me jog, For I am Bob, the drivers dog".

We travelled back through pastures with fat merinos and fields of Canola that were brighter than the sun.

We arrived in Glenelg in time to catch a stunning sunset - a trip that promised so much and delivered the best of the South Australian outback.