Day 42 – The Whispering Wall
Today was another case of covering the distance with no particular exciting destination at the end, a theme which is likely to feature for the rest of this holiday. We’re down to the last week, with seven days to cover the distance between here and home.
The stay at Williamstown was brief. It was nice, but the kid’s favourite part? “The football oval”. Go figure.
Not far from this camp was the Whispering Wall. Actually named the Barossa Reservoir, this is an arch dam that was built in 1902. A quirk of the shape of the dam wall and the surrounding location means that quiet speech will carry to the other side of the 144-metre span as clearly as if people on the other side were standing beside each other.
It was a totally fascinating trick, kind of like a sleight of hand illusion that doesn’t seem as though it should be possible. It’s a highly recommended short stopover if anyone is ever in the area.
Thereafter it was a case of driving across the Barossa Valley. A brief stop at the Clare Valley Brewery for some local produce, and we pushed on to the town of Melrose. We had previously visited this town while exploring Mount Remarkable NP, so we knew the best place for coffee already. The food was good, too.
Following lunch, we once again crossed a portion of the Flinders Range and drove to Port Augusta. We set up at a caravan park with a decent view of the mountains, but we’ll be moving on again tomorrow.
Destination: Streaky Bay.