Guess where we went today? Finally made it to a winery after driving past some many vineyards- most of them while towing the caravan and they were on the other side of the road so had to bypass them. The previous weekend the town of Clare had its Gourmet Food & Wine Festival - just missed out! We spent the morning looking at all the place and stores named after moi! In the afternoon we moved onto the Sevenhill Winery established by the Society of Jesuits in 1851. Sevenhills Cellars is the oldest winery in SA Clare Valley and the only remaining Jesuit-owned winery in Australia. Originally set up to produce alter wine, it is now recognised for its premium table wines. A walking tour of Historic Sevenhill includes the beautiful St Aloysius' Church completed in 1875, Crypt -final resting place for 41 Jesuits, College & Spirituality Centre where you can go for retreats & spiritual formation, the Marian Shrine and you can walk the "Way of the Cross" a prayerful walk that recalls Jesus' final walk from Jerusalem to his crucifixion site outside the city.

And yes the band played on .........

After Clare we travelled on to Mintaro where the town's historic significance was recognised in 1984 when it received state Heritage status and many of the building have been turned into B&B's. There are 35 listed buildings in this small town. So all in all a lovely round trip from Burra, a few wineries visited and a very relaxing and rewarding day viewing the beautiful colours of the Clare Valley landscape.