50 things to do while at Portee Station

 *  Relax on the Homestead verandah

*  Take photos of the outback at Portee

*  Go walking in any direction – Only 20,000ha to choose from

*  Take a guided Tour of  the sheep yards and wool-shed

*  Go on a picnic

*  Enjoy a bush barbecue and boil the billy

*  Spot Pelicans, Sulphur Crested Cockatoos and other birdlife on the creek

*  Sketch/ Paint the flora and landscape, the wetlands or the mallee scrub

*  Photograph native animals, kangaroo wombat emu and birdlife

*  Walk to the bird viewing lagoons

*  Wander along by the lagoons, creek and river

*  Explore the wet-land Island

*  Go swimming at  Sandy Beach

*  Try fishing for callop, cod, carp or yabbies

*  Chat with your new friends met at Portee

*  Have smoko on the verandah, under the trees or in the woolshed

*  Make friends with Annie & Eddy. Portee Station working dogs.

*  Curl up in front of a log fire

*  Visit the site of the home of Edward John Eyre

*  Visit the 1840 ruins of the original Portee Homestead on the west  bank of the river

*  Fossick for shells, coral,and specimens in the cliff face

*  Travel the Station water run, cleaning the troughs and checking the pipeline

*  Sit under a tree and wait for the birds to find you

*  Travel the Station boundary fences checking fence condition

*  Go mustering sheep

*  Play a game of cards, chess or backgammon and trivial pursuit

*  Check off birds sighted and identified against the Portee list – over 130 species

*  Talk with Station staff and learn of management techniques and problems

*  View the brilliant star-lit night sky

*  Go spotlighting to find Wombats and Kangaroos and Emus at night

*  Enjoy the sunrise

*  Go for an early morning run

*  Marvel at the sun set

*  Entertain yourself with a jigsaw puzzle

*  Nothing

*  Go wood cutting and Mallee root picking for the fire

*  Hit golf balls into the Creek

*  Play Boules on the lawn

*  Read a book

*  Book your Wedding Ceremony & Reception

*  Attend your Corporate Meeting or “Think Tank” here at Portee

*  Taste South Australian Coopers Beers and Stout

*  Taste & appreciate finest of the Barossa Wines – Cellar door  sampling can be arranged.

*  Appreciate Portee Lamb, duck and rabbit – cooked with love and imagination.

*  Ask Sue for some of her secret Portee recipies to take home with you

*  Go feed the chooks and collect the eggs for the kitchen

*  Bird watch adjacent to a sheep trough in the mallee scrub

*  Visit Blanchetown site of the first lock of the Murray ponding system.

*  Fly in to or Drive to Portee or we can meet you – you choose

*  Book your next stay – weekend  getaway at PORTEE NOW!!