Adelaide City

We have been in Adelaide 4 nights now and are really enjoying our time here. It is a beautiful city and we have picked a great spot to stay in. We are staying in Semaphore beach which is on the north west coast of Adelaide.

It is a lovely little caravan park and we have made ourselves a nice little home away from home.

The kids have done lots of bike riding and we have all enjoyed some beautiful walks along the Esplanade.

The first morning I ran into some locals down on the beach at about 6 am so I rushed back to let Milly know and the kids all enjoyed seeing these horses who come down to our beach most mornings. Georgie is a horse trainer and along with a couple of others, including Len and Marilyn Smith, use Semaphore as a training ground for their horses.

 



Friday morning we went up the road a few kms to Port Adelaide and had a good look around. Then that night we went into Central Markets in the City which was fantastic. We drove to South Terrace and then  caught the free tram in which was great fun for all. We all had a ball wandering around comparing prices at the various fresh fruit and veg shops and buying some lovely fresh produce. We had dinner in China Town which was also a great experience for the kids.

Saturday we spent the day around the park with the kids playing with our neighbours who were from North QLD and had three kids much the same ages. TJ and I spent most of the time preparing and cooking half a dozen meals for the freezer which gets us set a for emergency dinners for the next few weeks.

Sunday we were up early and went to the Sunday markets at Fisherman's wharf. It was a bric a brac market and certainly not the best one we have been too. Then it was off to another market up the road which was all fresh fruit and veg and the local fisho's sell their catch off the back of the boat. Unfortunately although it is advertised as 8am till 1pm they had all but sold out by 10.30 when we got there which was a bit disappointing as we had planned on lovely fresh fish for dinner.

We then went for a drive down to Glenelg for a coffee which was lovely and very much had a Manly Corso feel to it.

Then it was back to the van to chill for a while before a big walk and play along the waterfront at Semaphore.

Today I had the car serviced first thing then we went into Adelaide City for a good look around. We found out about a $2 park and free tram ride from the Entertainment centre about 10 minutes from our place which we thought was a great bargain.

So we all had a tram ride which the kids thought was very exciting and then walked around the city sort of following a self guided heritage walk. We saw lots of beautiful old buildings like this church, the oldest in Adelaide.

We also went to the Adelaide Museum.

And went to the State Library where you are allowed to look through the original building with its walls of books and Victorian style architecture, apparently sometimes called the Hogwarts Library.

Milly loved both of the libraries showing the boys how to search for a book. Her inner Library monitor coming out as she misses her role at school.

We saw some of Patch's second favourite animals in Rundle mall. (Donkeys are still his favourite).

 

Not quite sure what these balls were about but the kids thought they were cool.

Tonight was pizza as we didn't have the energy to cook. TJ is just doing some washing, the kids are sound asleep and I am keeping up to date with the mighty Rabbitoh's in their game against Cronulla via live NRL scores online.

No work. Experiencing this magnificent country first hand. The Rabbitoh's on the top of the ladder. Life can't get much better!!!!