Blogs from Semaphore, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Oceania

Pete and I had a great flight home. We took our time to get off the plane. Stocked up on duty free. Then got through customs with no problems to be met by Amy and Joseph. It was such a surprise to see them both there. Joseph has certainly grown in the short time we were away. He has cut his first tooth, able to sit up on his own and is rolling over to his stomach. We ended the day with a coffee before heading home.... read more

We went to Adelaide to visit Rachels friends, Gary and Lou. We stayed in a 5* hotel aka Gary and Lou's house and got spoilt rotten, so thank you!! Was nice to have a break from travelling! Unfortunately the 11 days of rain that South Australia get a year came for the whole time we were there! We finally wore the raincoats we have been carrying for months!! This didn't stop us fromt seeing the local sights (mainly vineyards!), the Barrossa Valley was gorgeous and the wine was even better with a visit to Jacobs Creek and Wolfblass. We also got introduced to Ozzy rules football... its a crazy game! I think the rules are there are no rules! It was great fun even if we didnt really understand what was happening and Port Adelaide lost. ... read more

As we promised, things have started to get a bit more exciting... Well at least a change of scenery anyways! After our trip to Melbourne , we spent a week in Sydney and Wollongong catching up on a few things we needed to do and seeing some of Brett's family, next thing we knew we were putting our caravan and truck in storage and we were on a plane and heading to Adelaide. A skateboard park was calling and since it meant going to somewhere we had never been, why not?! Actually it's going to be a busy next 5 or so months of skateparks on the road, but at least we will both be in the same spot – where that will be?? You can never be quite sure, seems to change weekly. But you ... read more

What happened Today the hikers took to the bikes and headed down to the Adelaide International Kite Festival as part of our normal bike ride to North Haven. This Kite Festival is an annual event that takes place in Semaphore over three days and literally fills the place with colour, spectacle and lots of smiling faces. People are allowed to aggregate on the jetty and the kite flyers work on the beach. Large inflatable kites such as mermaids, killer whales, a spaceship, frill-neck lizards, frogs and the like can be seen from quite a distance. Dan says ... Hello Readers, That was a good bike ride - I have been doing it since I was 8 or something. On that dayI had double exercise with some weight training. That meant I could eat some cool stuff ... read more

Introduction ... Instead of a Sunday walk this week to get our dose of 'serenity' we did a very pleasant 20 km bike ride from Semaphore to North Haven. The path was very simple, we headed from our place down Hart street to the bike track on the Esplanade foreshore and headed North towards Outer Harbour. If you have bikes, you can catch the train from Adelaide to Glanville station (Outer Harbour line) and head down Semaphore Road and down to the jetty. From here you can join the bike path. A map of the bike path (number 5 in the series) is available. What happened ... The weather was fabulous; overcast, calm, with the temperature peaking only at 27°C. At Semaphore we saw the Gre... read more