Woke up in the early morning and it was pouring down with rain. I wasn’t surprise as that was the forecast anyway. I did try to drive around the vineyards but it was just too wet. I made a decision to go elsewhere after an hour waiting around for the weather to clear up a little. So I went to Victor Harbour for a visit.
It was a pretty big town and there was this horse drawn tram that take you to Granite Island. The island is home to thousands of little penguins. Unfortunately they only come back to shore at dusk so I didn’t get to see them. I wandered around town for a while then came lunch time.
I drove back to McLaren Vale to try the restaurant that was recommended to me, d’Arry’s Verandah Restaurant. Boy…. was I glad I went back…. it was excellent. I had a lobster bisque for entrée, baked snapper for main and a glass of vintage red. I took a picture of the bisque but before the main was gone before I remember that I forgot to take a shot….
After lunch, just walked around the vineyard a bit then my McLaren Vale trip was over.
John @ Tintinara, S.A.
Images: 1. Beltunga; 2. Ferris Wheel at Victor Harbour; 3. Horse Drawn Tram at Victor Harbour; 4. d’Arenberg; 5. My Entrée at d’Arry’s; 6. d’Arenberg vinyard
