All good things come to an end and so after breakfast we packed our gear into the car ready to begin our return trip home. We waited until Adelaide's peak hour was over before heading through Adelaide's eastern suburbs. For non Australians here's a sign you only see in Australia. Given the traffic we didn't …
Continue reading Adelaide to Melbourne Return Roadtrip – Day 1
The next morning we made our way into Adelaide Station again on the bus before taking a tram down to the showgrounds, a ten minute tram ride to the south of the city. From the tram stop it was a short walk to the showgrounds. As we approached the showgrounds we noticed a caravan and …
Apart from coming to Adelaide for the football, during the AFL Gather Round, a night visit to the stunning glass sculptures at the Chihuly Nights Exhibition at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens was high on our list of things to see. When you see these beautiful and colourful glass sculptures by celebrated American artist Dale Chihuly …
Continue reading Chihuly Night Exhibition at the Adelaide Botanic Gardens
Having seen items about Adelaide market on several travel shows on TV we decided we should go and see for ourselves. After breakfast the four of us headed into the city. We were able to find a car park near the market. The entry way had a couple of very colourful signboards. Soon we were …
On previous trips to Adelaide we had visited the winery area of McLaren Vale to the south but had never gone further, so as we had a spare day, Karen and I decided to head down to the Fleurieu Peninsula to have a look. After clearing the city and passing through the vineyards of McLaren …
After a good night's sleep we were awake about 8am. Breakfast was quickly eaten and we were on our way by 9am. About half an hour later we came to the charming town of Kaniva. The sign at the start of the town followed by the metal artwork alluded to the fact that Kaniva is …
Here in Australia there is a continual battle for football supremacy between the AFL (Australian Football League) and the NRL (National Rugby League) with soccer in definite third place. Each code keeps trying to produce an idea that will give them the edge, not only on field but financially through memberships, sponsorships and TV rights …
Now that our youngest son, Jay lives and works in Sydney we fly up a few times a year to spend time with him. As it turned out one of our trips coincided with the first round of AFL football and our team, Melbourne, was playing Sydney so not only did we go but our …
When we aren't travelling the world or caravanning somewhere in Australia we live in one of the best places in Australia, on the Mornington Peninsula. So when our local Australian Plants Society group took a cool summer's day walk at Bridgewater Bay in Blairgowrie we joined in. There aren't a lot of car spaces but …
The following morning was a much brighter looking day so we did a quick walk through the holiday park with Mel before breakfast. The narrow Steavenson River was a delight to see and hear. After breakfast we loaded up our water bottles in a daypack and made the short 700m walk to the trailhead of …
Born To Travel Australia 