As mentioned previously, the AFL has added a Gather Round into the fixture for the last three years but this was our first time, joining our friends who have been previously. Our team was due to play on the Saturday night so we started the day with breakfast followed by a stroll along the Torrens …
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 …
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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 …
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 …
We had thought about a trip to Marysville for a long time since the 2009 Black Saturday bushfires had swept through the town and surrounding countryside. In the end we decided an end of summer weekend trip while the weather was warm would be good. Getting there proved a little hair raising as the road …
When Karen retired from teaching she didn't want a fuss made at a grand function. However her colleagues felt something needed to be done to mark the occasion after over 30 years. Two friends in particular who Karen had previously done the Oxfam 40 km walk with as a team thought a walk and lunch …
Inspired by my wife Karen completing the Oxfam 40 kms in 48 hours walk, in a team from her school, we thought we would revisit a short section of the trail with some other friends. After having Sunday lunch in Mt Evelyn we dropped a car up in Warburton and returned to Yarra Junction to …
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