Blogs from South Australia, Australia, Oceania - page 269

Sunday morning was again leisurely spent in Adelaide. There's not a lot to do here but I like the city. I went to the South Australia museum. It's the same type like Australian museum in Sydney - combination of nature and Aboriginal art. I was shocked by the human skeleton of Max - see the pictures - even if the guy donated his body to science it means you go and put him in a museum?? However they had one magnificent exhibition of nature & wildlife photographs from some photography contest. They had some amazing photos. I wish I could put some here but of course you are not allowed to takes photos there because of copyright laws. I almost bought the book but it was 60$ and very heavy... it's not a backpacker's book... In ... read more

After the great ocean road we approach the last part of our trip - crossing the border to the state of South Australia and driving to Adelaide. We still have over 500km to go. The biggest attraction on Thursday was right next to Warrnambool. Korhan spotted that really by chance in one of my tours brochures - Tower Hill state game reserve. I don't really understand what a game reserve is (especially that they had a big sign prohibiting hunting) but it was full of Australian wildlife. We woke up at 6AM to arrive early when the animals are still active. Driving there was like driving in a safari - kangaroos, wallabies, emus all over, and we even spotted Koalas on one of the trees, sleeping high above us. It was a fun place! From there ... read more

Hi there all the new people that have been added to our Travelblog list, and sorry to those that I have been practising on over the last few months!! Well the count down is on I guess as we both finish work Friday 15th April and fly out of Roxby on the morning of the 20th April. First hit and run stop will be Singapore on our way to Japan where we will spend a few days near Osaka and then Tokoyo. From there its off to the UK, Europe, USA and Canada, but more about that as we travel. Joshua and Kaleb have promised to do several things for us while we are away, so I guess this will be a big test for them to. Feed the dogs, birds and fish. Pay the bills ... read more

Tuesday I said goodbye to my time at The Magdalene Centre. I cannot even begin to explain how difficult it was to part will all of the relationships formed over the past three months. I was and still am so honored and blessed to have had the great pleasure of working with and for a great group of individuals. My heart overflows with thankfulness for their openess, kindness, and hospitality. I was given a proper Aussie roasting which included a beautiful breakfast meal and an Aussie farewell sing along that Peter (my supervisor) wrote for all volunteers present to sing chorus. I was moved to tears and very much speechless. I did not expect to be honored in such a way...Peter shared a few words along with come other volunteers, everyone pitched in a purchased a ... read more

What a fabulous weekend. It was so nice to get out of the city and view the Barossa and a footy match. Footy is short for Australian Rules Football or AFL. It’s not rugby or gridiron (USA NFL football). The best way I can describe it is as a mixture between rugby and soccer. It’s very fast paced and the blokes are incredible athletes. Fortunately, we had tickets to the “big showdown”-Adelaide versus Port Adelaide. We decided to “go for” Adelaide which was lucky for us since they won the match. The stadium was packed full of very loyal Adelaide and Port fans...we attempted to fit right in. Do you think we pulled it off? Fun times! Word Bank: Fortnight- every two weeks Suss it out-check it out Dinkidi-for real Port-suitcase And….more rhyming slang--- Dog and ... read more