Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
The Lakeside Model Railway is in Clare in the mid north of South Australia, just over two hours from Adelaide. The area is a popular tourist and visitor destination because it is one of the state’s leading wine producing regions. This delightful little model railway is one of the lesser known gems in the Clare Valley. Even better – it is a five minute stroll from my daughter’s home. She is a teacher in one of the local schools.
The railway is set in a park like environment with picnic grounds, golf club and Country Club adjacent the railway. Lake Inchiquin is only a few metres away too. The last photo in this set shows the operational days of the month and times of running for this lovely little railway.
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Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
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Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
I enjoy visiting my daughter who is a teacher in Clare in the mid north of South Australia. There are many things for the tourist and visitor to do in the Clare Valley, one of our state’s leading wine producing areas.
A little known attraction is the Lakeside Model Railway, pictured here on this post. The local model train enthusiasts have regular meetings and the model trains are available for rides by the public. See the sign shown below for days of the month when they run, as well as the times of operation.
And the best thing is this little delight is a five minute stroll from my daughter’s home!
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Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
Lakeside Model Railway, Clare, South Australia
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Tour Down Under 2010
An interested observer of the Tour Down Under at Watervale
Observant spectators at this year’s Tour Down Under would have seen plenty of interesting sights along the various routes taken by the riders. I took this photo of one of the “spectators” in front of the hotel at Watervale, just south of Clare where the race started.
By the looks of it, he has spent far too many hours leaning over the front bar of the hotel. I certainly hope he didn’t try to join in the race with that bicycle of his hanging on the sign behind him!
Tour Down Under 2010
An interested observer of the Tour Down Under near Clare
Last month we went to stay with our daughter in Clare. We especially went to see the start of the 2010 Tour Down Under. The first stage of this year’s race started for the first time in the main street of Clare.
On our way to Clare the day before the race start we were amused by the various decorations people living along the route had prepared.
We were particularly amused by the “lady” in the photo above. Looks like she has had a terrible accident on her pink bike. Now she is trying to hitch a ride with one of the official riders in the race.
I wish her luck in that endeavour.
2010 Tour Down Under
2010 Tour Down Under stage 1 Clare
On the day before the start of this year’s Tour Down Under in South Australia I took a hour or so to travel through the small towns near Clare to photograph some of the interesting decorations in the district.
This was the first time in the 12 years of the tour that a stage had come to Clare, a well known wine growing district. It also happens to be where I used to live some 26 years ago and where my daughter now lives. She is a teacher in the local high school.
The people of the district had taken the trouble to decorate old bikes and put them on display along the route the cyclists were taking. On the outskirts of town one of the local businesses had put and old car on display, complete with an ancient bicycle on the top (see photo above – click to enlarge).
2010 Tour Down Under stage 1 Clare
Walls of hay bales like those in the photo above dotted the course taken by the cyclists, each one announced a new town for the racers to swoosh through on the journey towards the finishing line. Note the “family” of bicycles perched on top, from father bike, to mother bike to junior bike and finally baby bike. Cute.