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Monthly Archives: January 2015
Another Canadian Arrives
January 20, 2015 We welcomed our sixth Canadian visitor today! Jan arrived after an eventful journey, which saw her compete with thousands of School Holiday travelers in the Sydney Airport. Luckily her first flight from Vancouver was early allowing her … Continue reading
A walk on the beach, beach, beach
January 11, 2015 Today we were treated to a most wonderful day on the coast with our friends Ruth and Grant. They took us for a drive to visit some of their favourite beaches, south of Adelaide. Our first stop … Continue reading
Posted in Beaches, Driving, Experiences, Friends
Tagged Aldinga, beaches, Port Noarlunga, Port Noarlunga Beach, Port Noarlunga South, Port Willunga, South Australia
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Super Hot in Ngaut Ngaut
January 6-7, 2015 After a weekend at home keeping track of the local bush fires and staying alert and ready go, we planned an overnight trip to the Murray Riverlands, a semi-self imposed short term evacuation. The hour drive from … Continue reading
Posted in Driving, Experiences, Farms, History, Travel, Uncategorized, Weather
Tagged Bunyip, Mannum, Murray Bridge, Ngaut Ngaut, South Australia
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Tasmania Part 2: West Coast
September 30, 2014 – Day 3 Returning to our amazing Tasmania trip, which has for too long rested in the drafts section of this blog, we find ourselves on the wild west coast in a sleepy little town called Strahan. … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures, Experiences, History, Travel, Uncategorized, Weather
Tagged Cruise, Fern, Gordon River, Hell's Gate, History, Huon Pine, Mary Jane Franklin II, rain forest, Sarah Island, Strahan, Tannin, Tasmania
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All in perspective…
January 19, 2015 We came across this poster the other day and thought we’d share it with you. All in perspective…
Posted in Advertisements, Experiences
Tagged Australia's Biggest Killers, Couch, Crocodile, Poster, Road, Shark, Snake, Spider
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Moseying down to McLaren Vale
January 4, 2015 You know those roads that you pass everyday but never go down? Today, we took one of those roads, Oakridge Road, as we moseyed on down to McLaren Vale. The South Australian Tourism Commission puts out fantastic … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Beaches, Driving, Experiences, Food, Gardens, Living, Restaurants, Travel, Uncategorized, Wine
Tagged Almond Train, Art, Bowls, Clarendon, Driving, Food, garden, Maslin Beach, McLaren Vale, Onkaparinga, Oxenberry Farms, Piazza Della Valle, Serafino, Southern Expressway, Upper Sturt General Store, Wine
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Bringing the Thunder from Down Under!
Friday January 9, 2014 After many days of extremely hot weather accompanied by several grass fires in the area, we were hoping for some relief. Well, we sure got it! Yesterday, the rain came and went. Today, the clouds covered … Continue reading
Posted in Experiences, Gardens, Living, Weather
Tagged Adelaide, Adelaide Hills, Rain, Summertown, Thunder, Wettest day on record
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Crikey, it’s Cricket Time!
December 31, 2014 We treated our guests to an Aussie New Year’s Eve by taking them to the T20 Cricket Big Bash, Adelaide Strikers vs. Hobart Hurricanes! It was a superb evening at the Adelaide Oval. We scored bronze level … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Experiences, Family, Festivals, Friends, Games, Living, Sport
Tagged 2014, 2015, Adelaide, Adelaide Oval, Adelaide Strikers, Big Bash, Cricket, fireworks, Happy New Year, Multicultural, New Year's Eve, rock show, T20 Cricket, Torrens
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