Town of Goolwa

The map for Goolwa Town. The town is situated at the mouth of River Murray. It is about one and half hour drive from Adelaide. On the way to Victor Harbour, turn left into a road leading to Goolwa and Mount Compass.


This is a Brewery and Tourist Information Centre at the Park where we have our lunch after the cockle picking. Although the sun is very strong and the temperature is high, we don't feel the heat because of the sea breeze.

A Pelican which is a common bird at River Murray.

A bridge across the River mouth.


Treasure train.




Sailing boats and fishing boat. I like boat and when I have sufficient fund, I will get one.

A congregation of birds on the jetty.

Goolwa Beach

I went with my friends Bridger and Jeff family to Goolwa beach. This is an intended cockle picking trip. I did not join the cockle picking team. Instead I took photographs. There are many cockles around at this time. Only a few are picked. This is crabbing season. We decided to have another crabbing section at Semaphore beach coming Saturday. Semaphore beach is just 15 minutes drive from my home. Channel 9 will be interview Jeff today. Hope that he will be doing fine and see him on the TV.


Walking dogs on the beach.

The cockle picking team.

Playing with boat.


Surfing and catching the wave.

Sun bathing.

This is the Goolwa town. The town is situated at the mouth of River Murray. River Murray is the most important river in Australia spanning across Queenslans, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia.

This is Goolwa beach. The car parks is full house despite a very hot summer day. The temperature is around 34 degree. It is only 14 degree two days ago. There is a very big temperature variation over the summer.

Peacock

We visited the mini zoo at The Rocking Horse. We found that Peacok is an amazing bird.


A male peacock attract the female peacock by expanding its tail feather.

A male peacock proposing to a female. A hen is biside the female. Don't know whether it is also interested in the hen.

Two male peacocks proposing to a female peacock. Who is the winner? Why the male peacock has a much colourful custom than the female? It is opposite from the human world. Imagine how a man propose to his girl friend in colourful skirt will look like.

The Rocking Horse

The World biggest Rocking Horse. We visited The Rocking Horse after the cherry orchard.



How far are we from the rest of the world? I can't find Kuala Lumpur or Kuching.

Guardian of the Rocking Horse.





Toys sold at the Toy factory.

The factory at the back of the Show room.

Pick your own cherries

I went to the cherry orchard together with Bridger and Jeff's family during Christmas Eve. We planned to pick cockles but due to the cool change, we decided not to. The temperature is around 13 degree Celcius for the day. A very pleasant day indeed.

The Owner briefed us on the rules of his Orchard. We are allowed to eat cherry while picking it but try to limit it as it is his income. He also mentioned the correct way of picking cherry so that it will not harm the tree and the production at subsequent year. The cherry cost $6 per KG. Very cheap.

Bridger demonstrate the correct way of picking cherry.

The juicy cherry hanging on the tree.

The picked cherry. All together slightly more than 2KG.

The author and the owner Allan.

Apple Orchards

This apple orchard is next to a cherry orchard. The apple will ripe at Spring. At the moment still growing.

Darwin