Blogs from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 10

So, I hear you asking, how did they do those great wide angle photos? There's the long story and the short story so I had better give you the abridged version... We (that would be Lenny actually) was able to purchase a nice wide angle lens from Toby in Adelaide. For those that want to know the detail...it's a Nikkor AF-S 12-24mm f4 G IF-ED lens So now you see the "stretch" version of the Coaster (and the street), rather than what we might have previously photographed.... read more

Everyone I have met from here makes a point of telling me that one: This has not been typical summer weather-thanks for reminding me and 2: That March is crazy busy every weekend and then it all comes to an end and winter sets in. Well I can surely understand the “busyness” and enjoy every minute of it although arriving to work more tired than I was on Friday is not the best feeling. However, feeling as I am about my current career situation, I need the good times on the weekends and take the weekdays day by day, literally! This is not a blog about whining rather its more about wine drinking so will move on from that. Well it all begins at the end of February with the return of Teresa’s good friend Corri. ... read more

Well, gang, I am way behind. Guide was right about connectivity. I am actually in Alice Springs sitting by the pool the night before we head to Uluru. But must catch you up. So do not be concerned about these. Will finally get caught up I hope. In the meantime I am writing it all down in my journal. The airport at Adelaide is amazing. There is this big, open tiled space out in front, and pickups are about half a block away, but it sure eases safety concerns. Alternating really large blue, white and gray tiles stretch from the baggage claim door to the street. Got into a 21 passenger coach and headed off to Cleland Wildlife Park. Spent about 40 minutes driving along windy roads up into the hills.lots of animals to see close ... read more

Hi People, We had another nice lie in, and again the wonderful Kaye had breakfast laid out for us. We were leaving Kaye and Rodger today; our time there had been amazing. Before we left, Rodger wanted to show us Glenelg, a town which was close by. We drove about 30 minutes there passing through a few other towns all named after English cities. Once we got there we found it was an amazing place. This was where the first settlers of Adelaide landed before moving in towards Adelaide. It is like a retirement area, however has everything you could want there (well for us two old souls), bric a brac shops, restaurants, bars and much more. We walked along the beach with Rodger, saw the pier and came to a small harbor where we had ... read more

Je consacre un petit post au musée maritime de Port Adélaïde car il vaut la peine d'être visité. Ceci permet de mieux comprendre l'histoire de l'Australie qui est finalement très récente. Je ne me rendais pas compte avant de venir ici que la majorité des gens qui vivent en Australie sont en fait Européens d'origine, leur famille étant sur place depuis maximum 4 voire 5 générations. En général, les Australiens avec qui nous discutons connaissent leurs origines; ce sont la plupart du temps des Anglais, des Allemands, des Autrichiens, etc. , mais ils vous diront qu'ils sont Australiens avant tout bien sûr car très fiers de leur pays ;-) Mais attention: le premier peuple à occuper le territoire était le peuple aborigène qui vit là depuis bien longtemps. Nous ne croisons pas beaucoup d'Aborigènes et leur ... read more