Oaks Liberty Towers Adelaide Glenelg

... the pubs to bear more of a resemblance to the English ones.  Both these pubs have the same name; "The Caledonian" and they are in the towns of Robe and Port Fairy.  They are both historical, warm and inviting and they served up a good pint of Coopers, the best ale we've found so far.  Most of the beer here is lager and the whole beer industry is dominated by a few players producing very ordinary beers (sound familiar!).  We have found little in the way of ...

... in school uniforms, bungalows, all very English looking. It was a pleasant 25C. Michael was working most of the day. He managed to get his computer hooked up to the internet finally. We wandered around the pretty little garden out the back: lots of mature trees, exotic looking plants and a small vegetable plot. The lawn looked worse for wear but after a heat-wave and ongoing ...

... keep everthing in the fridge, including potatoes and bread etc.... § people have enough left over beercans to make boats out of and have a whole regatta with tin can boats like Darwin... § The effort of toweling off after a shower means you need another one right away § standing naked under a ceiling fan is an acceptable way to pass time. § You wait till it starts raining to go for a run!

... leafy with trees lining the streets. The park gardens and grass were very dry due to the water restrictions as a result of the Murray River and Darling River systems drying up and not having any decent rain in months. On Saturday 24 January we went to Leanne's, Raquel's cousin and her two beautiful daughters for a visit to see Rebecca who is 11 and Milly who is nine. It was a great visit, we were warmly greeted and it was ...

... a person in, say, Italy, than I do a neighbor from Nevada.The more we travel the more I treasure the gift that people give of themselves by just being who they are. So many different nationalities,cultures,beliefs and views of life. About the time I start thinking that maybe I have life figured out,a stranger or family member says something that just rocks me back on my heels and gets me looking at the world in a new way. Thank You. When Paula and I think back to memorable ...

... but feel that $250 a night for the Hilton up the road might not be such a bad idea! Adelaide is a beautiful city, once you get away from main shopping areas. It's surrounded by parkland, with a river running through the heart of the city, and 54 holes of golf right on the edge of the central area. Add to that one of the most picturesque cricket grounds in the Adelaide Oval, and the result is a nice place. There was ...

... or even more. The afternoon ended sitting and relaxing in beanbags at the porch back "home". Even after six o'clock the sun was very warm. Because of the diner the evening before with lots of wine, I felt rosy and had the best time, just dosing off. (see pictures)

... two people.  When I got the the counter to check in I asked if there was anything she could do.  She checked... and then got a huge smile on her face.  "I'm going to hook you up," she said and grabbed my ticket and ripped it in half.  She gave me a new ticket, not only in the isle, but on an exit row!  I had foot room as far as I could reach.  I was so excited, I should have known something was going to go wrong.      The flight went ...

... visas. If only I'd known, we could have shared the drive across the Nullabor. We adjourn to the Saracen's Head - the pub in the narrow street below us. It's tipping it down as I wait at the tram terminus for Neil and Andrew. A little too sensibly, I'm wearing a coat. The lads come splashing across Victoria square in flapping beach shorts and flip flops. At the other end of the line, we exit the tram and go directly to the open fronted pub along Glen Elg's popular jetty area ...

... I have followed the coastal road and found a long string of beaches in particular Maslin Beach, which contains a serious lack of females. My mobile phone alerts me to another incoming message from Bangkok. This time the Dutchman has lost his temper and locked Nikki in a room at his new house in Pattaya - Sleazeville. She's climbed out of the window and called the fuzz. And the big man's been arrested. Her brothers are there and it ...