Lobsters, Saints and Wineries, Limestone Coast SA

By the title you have probably gathered, Wednesday the 29th of February, was a fairly jam packed day.

After our ritual of an early morning walk to take in the sights of the Limestone Coast wetlands (which flow from the Murray River), it was time to pack up our overnight camp, in the rain, and head further east.

An hour down the track and we were in Kingston, home of the giant lobster.

The kids underneath the giant lobster, Kingston

Being in the heart of southern rock lobster country, we thought it criminal to leave without lobster, so we headed towards nearby Jaffa Bay to find a cray boat.
We found one - but we're told it's against the law in SA to buy from the boat, so we went in search of the local fishmonger who had tanks full of them, at $68 a kilo. Some of them were huge!!!

Richard with a real giant lobster, Jaffa Bay

Richard went to work on a good deal and 2 lobsters and 5 velvet crabs later - we were on our way with dinner - and a much lighter wallet.

We then ventured into Robe and was amazed by the beauty of the town, many travellers along the way have bought Robe up in conversation so we new it would be worth a look. If the weather was nicer we probably would have set up camp in Robe for a few days.

We continued on in a north-easterly direction, as I was keen to see Penola, the home of Australia's first saint, Mary MacKillop. It was interesting to read all about her humble beginnings and to see where she began her first school in a horse stable.
We then toured the school that was later built for her which stands today, next to St Joseph's Primary School, the namesake of her order. As you can imagine, Richard was also enthralled by the whole experience (not).

Jack, Nina & Harry in class with Mary MacKillop, Penola

Mary McKillop's school, Penola

From there we journeyed further north to the Coonawarra Wine Region. It was very different to other wine regions in that all the wineries are side by side on the same road.  This was more Richard's scene! After a few winery taste tests we had a full cellar (under our bed) and decided it was time to head towards our next camping spot to set up for the night at Bool Lagoon.
Richard cooked dinner - catch of the day - and we taste tested some local wines, while watching a rainbow on one side of the caravan and a stunning sunset on the other.

The local produce, ready for dinner

Richard preparing dinner

Relaxing with a Coonawarra Pinot

The sunset from our campsite, Bool Lagoon