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Whatever your opinions on the more illegal end of street art, many of it is eye-catching, and much of it is thoughtful and thought-provoking. Of course, there are plenty of instances of completely thoughtless graffiti-tagging in the mix.

Please note: these pictures do not endorse illegal behaviour - they simply document some of the art seen on the streets of Adelaide.

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While not as dramatic as the Limestone Coast, or the Fleurieu Peninsula, there's still a lot of interesting sights along Marino - and there's a walking path all the way along from Hallett Cove to Seacliff (and beyond).

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The town became a pastoral centre - a market town for the wheat and livestock farms ranging along the valley. It is now a the centre of an "historic district", and many of the old buildings and mine workings have been restored and maintained as a tourist attraction.

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The river was once dotted with a number of steam-powered pumps providing water to the vast farmlands stretching away from the Murray. They've been replaced by electrically powered pumping stations and subsequently abandoned. Now, at least one of those old pumphouses is an historic site - unfortunately, I was there at the wrong time of day to get a look inside, but I did have a walk around the outside and some of the area around the Billabong.

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Historic villages are great places to wander around, with lots of old shops and houses, and bits and pieces. The Loxton village may not be as large as Teilam Bend, but it did seem to be in better condition. There was also a museum dedicated to the great flood of 1956 and the efforts to protect houses and people living along the Murray.

I suggest checking it out - it's a little bit of a drive out of Adelaide, but you can easily do it in a day. Or you can camp nearby.

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Almost all of the land has now been built on, but a few of the old buildings from the original settlement still exist. As I wandered around, I found a fair few information plaques around, clearly marked with some paving around them so you could spot them from a distance and walk up to them.

I also found three other girls around the 'village' - there may be more, because one of the ones I did find was tucked away down a side street.

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Winter is a good time to walk, as the valley is sheltered and cool, and rains add flow to the creek and its falls (there are three along the gorge).

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I decided to camp outside for the 90 minutes or so which it took to get to the time of maximum shadow (I think about 50%).

I won't be uploading print versions - unfortunately, the 300mm is not quite powerful enough for this kind of work (I probably should search out a cheapish telescope and camera mount).

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The whales have slowly begun returning over recent years, and can be seen through the winter - so I and my parents took a drive down there to see if we could spot them. Unfortunately, we didn't see any, but we did get a good walk around Granite Island - a rocky outcrop in the middle of the harbour.

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