Adelaide

Adelaide Southern Australia – We have parted ways with our first little Maui Motor home and come to the city, staying in a nice boutique type hotel right downtown. Unfortunately we also parted ways with our nice camera. Apparently we left it in the back of taxi and in the rush to unload all of our duffle bags, back packs; late Sunday night ….. we over looked it! We of coursed panicked the next morning when we realized that it was gone, called the taxi company, called the police and pretty much were told “SORRY” With heavy hearts about our stupidity we went about sight-seeing, knowing that at least all photos except the last two days on Kangaroo Island had been backed up. It took a few hours and we re-focused ourselves. We walked about downtown enjoying many of the old buildings and some of the interesting garden art structures, art galleries, and botanic garden.

Tuesday morning we got up and decided to go to a local beach area in Glenelg. We boarded a tram rode the 20 minutes or so to the coast. What a pretty little town. We walked along the shore, munching our new favorite Aussie treat salt and pepper squid, absolutely “Yummo!” Was a nice relaxed day, beautiful weather and good to walk a bit and stretch our legs.

Wednesday we took the 3 hour downtown self-guided walking tour – took us more like 4 ½ hours; took time to have a nice lunch and went into 2 or 3 museums. More time to enjoy and appreciate the beauty of this city.

Last morning to enjoy a little bit of the city. We are packed and ready for the two night/three day train trip on the Indian/Pacific. We posted (mailed) a lot of unneeded stuff and some souvenirs home so we have less bags to lose and less weight to tote around. We are currently in a Starbucks having a morning coffee and hoping to be able to log-on soon. Cheers to all of you that are following our escapades.