MINI REUNION IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA

In April, Colin, Peter and Margaret went to SA to visit Val, Lorraine and David. They are all from the 62/63 ASOPA intake. Margaret supplied the following photos and information.

Val lives in a heritage listed corner hotel (Smelter Inn 1849), in Burra Nth on the Barrier Highway. We stayed in the top end of the single storey bulding which Val has set up very comfortably with bedrooms, sitting rooms and a kitchen. The bathroom has been updated with a heated floor which you sure need as tempertures plummet!

 Burra is full of historic buildings. Peter and Margaret outside  the Police Station

Colour coordinated Colin

Colin left and Val right

Val took us on many sight seeing tours. We travelled through little villages before coming across Martindale Hall.Wow this building is really something, having featured in the movie Picnic at Hanging Rock. It is a large square building with rooms radiating around a square downstairs hall overlooked by a second storey with a glorious staircase. it is managed and run as a B&B set up as well for 'Host a Murder' parties.

The Collegians, Dave, Lorraine, Colin and Peter

The Antique Fair was set up over the weekend at the High School and Town Hall. We arranged for Lorraine and David to come up from Adelaide for lunch and have a potter. It was lovely to have a catch up and the collegians had great discussions.

St Mary's Church

 We went to the Anglican Church St Marys which is part of the Willochra Diocese. There is a magnificent organ within however the dear old organist played the hymns far too quickly! It was a very cold morning!

The Grande Hotel

 Val took us back to Adelaide and kindly placed us in the Grande at Glenelg, a beautiful position overlooking the Ocean. We left the following morning for Newcastle; Colin left very early for Brisbane.