Blogs from Port Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
3000 km! Van Adelaide naar Perth!
Published: April 28th 2012Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Port Adelaide
April 28th 2012
We kregen tussen de aspirine en de zakdoeken door nog es positief nieuws van de auto-verhuurmaatschappij Britz dat we 'gratis' een superdeluxe VAN mochten verplaatsen van Adelaide naar Perth in 6 dagen. Maar liefst 3000 km (afstand Gent-Moskou)! En daarvan 1000 km door de woestijn (Nullarbor streek)! We zagen het direct zitten en we mochten onmiddelijk vertrekken. Voor $5/dag en $1000 waarborg voor de camper.Ook kregen we zo'n 200$ diesel terug. We konden niet anders dan 'ja' zeggen! Normaal betalen mensen zo'n $200 per dag voor zo'n wagen.... Ok, het komt wel ietsje duurder uit dan dat je vliegt maar je ziet zoveel meer als je rijdt hé. Een goeie site: transfercar.com.au (je kan ook in NZ of Amerika een auto of een campervan verplaatsen als je er voor een korte periode bent) Alles verliep heel ... read more
The National Railway Museum!
Published: March 12th 2012Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Port Adelaide
March 12th 2012
I actually went there yesterday and now I'm in Port Pirie - that all doesn't matter because we have trains!! Any train enthusiastic should check out this museum. It's got some iconic trains in and there is a mini railway that goes around the whole property. It even has fully functional level crossings! Bells and all.The shop has many cool things in and you can easily stay the whole day here just looking around and immersing yourself in the railway history. Some of the main attractions include the Tea and Sugar train which used to service all the small communities on the Trans Australia Railway. They stopped the service in 1996. The steam age was when it was really needed because workers were needed out there but not as many people are required now. Cook - ... read more
Ignorance is bliss, part #2
Published: March 6th 2011Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Port Adelaide
March 6th 2011
We have finally arrived in Adelaide, and are staying at the most amazing caravan park. In fact, it could be better described as a resort; green, spacious, by a most beautiful beach, jumping pillows, playgrounds, heated pools, even a restaurant if required, and glorious weather to boot! We arrived here on Thursday, and spent the first two days just relaxing at our resort - heaven. The boys needed some down time, particularly William and Quinton who both had managed to catch a cold. We are also just pleased to be here, caravan intact. We left Port Lincoln as it was windy and very, very cold. I am sure it is a beautiful place, and I do feel we did it a bit of a disservice by leaving so quickly (though the boys did visit Memory Cove ... read more
just trying to put last photos on
Published: February 19th 2011Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Port Adelaide
February 19th 2011
Hey there cobber! Just arrived in Adelaide and not doing a blog from here - just seeing if last photos will upload. Will try and do an update when we arrive in Sydney!! Hope everyone is well - love to all from down under Think it worked - so apologies to those who have already seen them on Facebook!!! Sun has come out now so going for a walk and to look for a pack of Uno - going to teach it to those poor unfortunate souls on board - my rules of course!!!... read more
20 - 23 Jan Port Adelaide
Published: February 1st 2011Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Port Adelaide
January 28th 2011
Port Adelaide Went up to Port Adelaide and based myself in the Royal Arms Hotel. The 'Port' is kind of equivalent to Leith in Edinburgh about 15 to 20 years ago. The hotel is cheap and cheerful and along with a few of my Aussie mates is frequented by a number of local .... characters. Port Adelaide didn't really have much too it but it was a good base for our speedway extravaganza. Three meetings at the Sidewinders training track and one at Gillman. 20 Jan - Qualifier for Aussie Under 16 title, at Sidewinders 21 Jan - Aussie Under 16 title, at Sidewinders 22 Jan - Gillman round of Aussie Senior title 23 Jan - Under 16 Pairs title, at Sidewinders By day we attended the speedway, gates usually opening at approx 3pm and the ... read more
Three Great Days
Published: March 25th 2010Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Port AdelaideMarch 25th 2010
Good morning from Adelaide, South Australia. Last night was a formal night and our table was hosted by two deck cadets, Susan from England and Amy from Scotland. Boy have things changed. They sail six month a year as part of the college curriculum. One day I saw them climbing, scraping and painting the bottom of the lifeboat. They have to do all tasks required of the deck hands so they can direct the crew properly. They are loving it! Amy just celebrated her 20th birthday; Susan is the youngest cadet at eighteen. Stopped in the Piano Bar after dinner but was not impressed at all. The day is clear and sunny, a perfect day to visit the Barossa Valley wineries. South Australia is the driest state in the driest inhabited continent, Antarctica being the driest. ... read more
Checking out Red Jam
Published: March 7th 2010Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Port Adelaide
March 7th 2010
So I got a chance to sail on Red Jam. Here are the photos. More details later.... read more
A nautical adventure!
Published: December 8th 2009Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Port Adelaide
December 6th 2009
Its been a gorgeous day today - perfectly warm and sunny, not a cloud in the sky. We drove down to Port Adelaide today and took a boat tour down the Port River. For $5 you can go on a two hour river cruise to see some of the port buildings, boats and the occasional bit of wildlife. The boat itself was a pretty decent size - at maximum capacity it can hold 700 people. There was a diverse mix of people on the cruise with us - one guy who though he was really funny; he continually made inane jokes and observations, believing himself to be the big guy. His overweight wife in her tight leggings/t-shirt combo was enough to make me want to jump off the boat and swim back. Fortunately they moved farther ... read more
Port Adelaide - the 3 bridge tour
Published: June 27th 2009Oceania » Australia » South Australia » Adelaide » Port Adelaide
June 27th 2009
Today Dan and did a local adventure. We took our bikes for a ride and revisited Port Adelaide. This has been the site for a new development - NewPort - which has seen the construction of muti-story accommodation and marinas. It is interesting to compare this trip to our last blogged url=http://www.travelblog.org/Oceania/Australia/South-Australia/Adelaide/Port-Adelaide/blog-14594.htmlPort Adelaide visit in July 2005. We called this the 3 bridge tour - the Jervois, the Birkenhead and the brand new Tom (Diver) Dereck bridges. There is a 4th - a railway only bridge - the Blessed Mary MacKillop bridge. First we visitied the mangroves at the southern end at newport. There is a small walkway that allows you to see the roots of these trees. We then checked out the NewPort apartments which were nothing more than earthworks 4 years ago. Although there ... read more
March 1st 2009
Yesterday we spent in Adelaide. When we looked out our window in the morning all we could see were acres of a green tarp roof with two holes cut in the middle out of which huge Norfolk Pines were growing. It turned out to be a holding lot for cars that had been shipped there. And the tarp was protecting them from sea spray, hail, and bird poop. Baxter could have taken a lesson from whoever built that lot: not every tree must come down! The huge Damond Princess was also in port in front of us. We looked like its dinghy trailing behind. The port was almost an hour by bus from the city which reminded me in size of Minneapolis. A nice blend of 1850s and modern architecture, though. We didn't do much besides ... read more
