AUSTRALIA-SOUTH

ADELAIDE (includes Hawker)
Bars & Nightclubs
●General Havelock – 162 Hutt Street; 011-61-8-8223-3680; thehavey.com.au; charming pub built in 1873, with large, wrought-iron balcony, for pub grub & global cuisine.
Hotels
●Arkaba Station – Wilpena Road (near Hawker, in Flinders Ranges National Park); 011-61-2-9571-6399; arkabastation.com; 5 bedroom 1850s homestead; offers classic Australian country hospitality with luxury touches.
●Wilpena Pound Resort – Wilpena Road (Hawker, in Flinders Ranges National Park); 011-61-8-8648-0004; wilpenapound.com.au; among 4 Australian “Anthology” resorts.
Sights & Sites
●Flinders Ranges National Park – Hawker; 011-61-8-8648-0048; southaustralia.com/FlindersRangesNationalPark.aspx;



APOLLO BAY
Hotels
●Angela’s Guest House – 7 Campbell Court; 011-61-3-5237-7085; angelasguesthouse.com.au; clean, reasonably-priced, and well-run.
Restaurants
●Great Ocean Road Deli – 141 Great Ocean Road; 011-61-3-5237-6610; greatoceanroaddeli.com.au; great food (look at website).
Services
●Apollo Bay Surf & Kayak – 13 Pascoe Street; 011-61-405-495-909; apollobaysurfkayak.com.au; gives surfing lessons and runs sea kayaking trips out to local seal colony.
Sights & Sites
●Cape Otway Lightstation – Otway Lighthouse Road (off Great Ocean Road); 011-61-3-5237-9240; lightstation.com; in addition to being lovely lighthouse, road up to it filled with koalas.
●Great Otway National Park – Wye River; 011-61-3-8627-4699; parkweb.vic.gov.au/1park_display.cfm?park=47.



BAROSSA VALLEY (includes Marananga)
Hotels
●Louise – Seppeltsfield Road (Marananga); 011-61-8-8562-2722; thelouise.com.au; luxury vineyard retreat; convenient base for exploring local wineries; 15 suites offering spa tubs, dual rain showers, king-sized beds with fine linens, and private courtyards, with some rooms featuring outdoor showers, fireplaces, and heated floors; digital TV and DVDs, fully-stocked mini-bar, heated towel rails, and tawny port (welcome gift, along with house-made cookies and fresh fruit); acclaimed restaurant helmed by executive chef Mark McNamara, featuring fresh seasonal fare from local producers and Appellation’s own kitchen garden, as well as signature wine flight tasting menu.



NARACOORTE
Hotels, Lodges & Resorts
●Dartmoor Homestead – 30 Mclay Street; 011-61-8-8762-0487; dartmoorhomestead.com.au; 3 comfortably furnished rooms & 19^th Century cottage.
Sights & Sites
●Naracoorte Caves National Park – Limestone Coast; 011-61-8-8762-2340; naracoortecaves.sa.gov.au/; 26 limestone caves, comprising chambers and passages, both cathedral-like and tiny; best tour is 3-hour, reservation only, World Heritage behind-the-scenes tour, beginning in Victoria Fossil Cave.



PORT LINCOLN
Sights & Sites
●Great White Sharks – Neptune Islands (30 miles offshore); recommended dive operator is Rodney Fox, 73 9^th Avenue, Joslin, 011-61-8-8363-1788, rodneyfox.com.au.



PORT FAIRY
Hotels
●Daisies by Sea – 222 Griffiths Street; 011-61-3-5568-355; port-fairy.com/daisiesbythesea; bed and breakfast on beach that, when weather nice, worth price.



ROBE
Hotels
●Caledonian Inn – 1 Victoria Street; 011-61-8-8768-2029; Caledonian.net.au; not so comfortable but interesting history.



WARRNAMBOOL
Sights & Sites
●Flagstaff Hill Maritime Village – 011-61-3-5559-4600; flagstaffhill.com; regional history.