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Some years ago, I was a huge fan of the Australian TV series McLeod's Daughters. It is a series about two very odd sisters who, after the death of their father, undertake it to run the family farm in rural South Australia together. Of course there are many difficulties, adventures, love interests and crisis...
I don't really watch the show anymore (in fact I just sold all my DVDs to fund my trip to UK!), but it meant a lot to me in the past, especially as because of this show I started to become interested in Australia, and then decided to travel there, which changed my life!!!
The series was filmed in Gawler and Freeling, to small towns near Adelaide, and you can visit some of the filming locations. Of course I wanted to see those places!
There are different ways to do this. You can go there in your own car, but I do not recommend this as you can not access all the places if you are there without a guide, and you will not really know what you are seeing and where to go.
There is a company offering guided tours - group tours in a bus, private tours where a guide takes you in her own car, and guided tours where the guide joins you in your car, so you drive.
I chose a private tour in the guide's car and it was a wonderful day. I saw so many things that I had never dreamed of seeing, so many places I recognized from the show. It was absolutely fantastic!
You go the towns Gawler and Freeling where the town scenes of the fictional town of Gungellan were filmed, you visit the Gungellan Hotel and the truck stop, the properties that served as the farms Killarney, Wilgul and Drovers Run, and many more small places where scenes were filmed. And of course you see the beautiful countryside that you love in the show. The guide was a real fan herself and explained everything to us in such detail, she was very kind and also answered all of our questions.
If you are a fan of the series and come to Adelaide, you really should do this - you will not regret it!
The pictures show:
1. Kingsford (Drovers Run) from afar
2. Me on the veranda
3. Gungellan Hotel
4. The shearer's huts
5. Me and the Drovers Run sign that is kept in the Gawler tourist office
To read more about my day in McLeod's Country, visit my Freeling and Gawler pages.
Updated Jan 24, 2012
Phone: 8261 8274
Website: www.mcleodscountry.com.au
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Written May 18, 2006
Website: http://members.virtualtourist.com/m/557d6/1c8935/
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Port Augusta: If you are traveling by road in South Australia, you will most likely go through Port Augusta. You will find it useful as a stopover but if you really want to see the bush, stay at accommodation out in the Flinders Ranges. The Arid Lands Botanic Gardens are a great place to visit if you are interested in Australian native flora. The Wadlata Outback Centre, in the centre of town, is also worth a look. Conveniently, the main supermarket is open until midnight. Port Augusta can be a bit rough, so stay off the streets at night. If you see trouble brewing up ahead, it might be best to find an alternate path.
Written Sep 8, 2002
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Coober Pedy and the outback. One of Australia's most famous outback towns, Coober Pedy is 850km northwest of Adelaide. The mines here provide more than half of the world's opals. Everything here is underground and that is what makes it so interesting. Houses, churches and even the motel is underground. Close by is Lake Eyre. Lake Eyre is a salt water lake that us usually empty but at the moment it is full of water and looks amazing.
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