Blogs from Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 92

Well this is the first of my journal entrys. So i suppose i should tell everyone what is happening. In 1 week from now i will be heading overseas on my first big ADVENTURE!! So there is currently mass amounts of preperation to be done. Right now im currrently packing all the crap i need, not sure what to take but everyone has said that i can buy what i dont take so im not to fussed. My first destination is Lexington, Kentucky where as most people know i will be meeting up with my "nerdy" friends for a 13 week holiday. My mum is still worried that im goin to some how get mixed up with some crazy people and be shot or something but for all you people out there, i will be fine! ... read more

This walk is near Tanunda. We have done it at least 3 times now and enjoy it very much. Our favourite approach is to drive up Rifle Range road (which is absolutely magnificent) and enter the park on the nothern corner. We then start the walk on the Heysen trail which goes through private property for a little way before entering the park. At the junction, continue down the Heysen trail until you get to the lookout turn-off. We take this 20 minute detour to the lookout and usually have lunch there. We then continue along the Heysen trail along the pine forest and reenter the park at the end of the forest. There is a loop track (stringbark and wallowa) that go through the park. Take it and traverse many creeks, Wallowa bushland and grassland. ... read more

Melbourne turned out to be our break from travelling - we rented a studio apartment and spent a lot of time watching dodgy Australian TV and generally chilling out. We didn't manage to anything very touristy there - we went to the Immigration Museum which was over-run with small children so we didn't stay long, and to the Aussie Rules footie museum, which turned out to be mostly for local fanatics of the game and didn't have anything about the history of the game or how it's played... we didn't stay long there either... One good thing we did in Melbourne was meet up with Graeme's friend Mark, a kiwi who played rugby at Irvine a few years back. It was great to see him and his girlfriend Chris and we spent a couple of evenings ... read more

T-Minus 60-ish Hours Time is running out and I am getting fucking antsy!!! So much to do, so little time....even less when you factor in i'll be boozing the better part of the next 3 days....out tonight with the lads @ PJ's (always a good time, despite what certain naysayers might tell you!), tomorrow watching the valiant Pies probably lose to the Power at the pub with Liam, and Saturday night at the Wellington with a bunch of work/other people to celebrate Gary's resignation this week and my pissing off for 2 months! Come 6am Sunday I'll either be: a) The walking dead, boozed off my arse, trying to convince the airline people i'm jober as a sudge b) Calling Mum and Dad asking for a lift to Melbourne Airport cos i missed my plane or, ... read more

We did a 3 hour walk today starting at Waterfall Gully, past Chinaman’s hut and up to Mt Lofty Summit. There were heaps of people doing this tough walk. Saw robins and a small golden and black bird. We went out on a side path on the way down which was very quiet. Nice views of the city. When the sun came out it made the water shine brightly. Dan Link to information about Cleland National Park ... read more