Home Again

Home Again

We set the alarm early, but we both woke before it.  We finished packing our suitcases, went down and had breakfast before checking out. We got a taxi to the airport, checked our bags and waited in...

Last Day in Adelaide

Last Day in Adelaide

Another quiet day for our last day in the city. A quick bus trip to Elder Park and a sightseeing trip on the iconic “Popeye” This service has been running since 1939 delighting Adeliade locals and...

Wine, Railway Station and Glenelg

Wine, Railway Station and Glenelg

I had planned a fairly easy day today. First was a visit to the National Wine Centre.  This is located quite close to the CBD in the Botanic Gardens. The centre has self-guided walk with lots of...

Kangaroo Island – Day 2

Kangaroo Island – Day 2

After a busy day yesterday, we slept very well in a lovely comfortable bed. Given the lack of food yesterday, we thought we would use up the rest of the ham and make some sandwiches to take with us...

Kangaroo Island – Day 1

Kangaroo Island – Day 1

Today we are setting off on a 2 day organised tour of Kangaroo Island.  When I began researching this trip, I quickly discovered Kangaroo Island was going to be expensive. With the need for a hire...

Quiet Rest Day

Quiet Rest Day

After the last two busy days, we had a rest day today. We slept in a bit later and went down for breakfast. We had spoken to Nicole from the restaurant and had arranged to collect a couple of eggs...

Exploring Day 2 – The Barossa

Exploring Day 2 – The Barossa

As mentioned in yesterday's post, we only have the hire car for 2 days and have planned each day to be quite busy.  We will have a quiet day of "nothing" on Sunday. After breakfast, we drove 40...

Exploring Adelaide

Exploring Adelaide

We both slept really well, sleeping in until 6:00am.  Our room comes with a full buffet breakfast included so we wandered down to the restaurant at 7:00 and enjoyed bacon, sausages and eggs. The...

Newcastle to Adelaide Travel Day

Newcastle to Adelaide Travel Day

I semi packed our bags last night ready to have the last bits and pieces packed. We used up the last of our bacon, eggs and milk for breakfast, had our showers and packed away everything and we...