day one - Adelaide

We went out to the airport and picked up Jonty and Nic and then headed back to the hotel in our rental car. We decided to go to the Adelaide Central Market to get supplies for our journey. The air of anticipation was pretty high and we were so gutted when we got there to find that it was closed on a Sunday!!! and Monday as it turns out, (should have done more research!)So, no exciting fresh food for us. It was our plan to get ont he tram and go out to Glenelg for the day so that is what we did. Again, slightly disappointed in it. The tram, although authentic 1929 or something, was noisey and rickety. I guess we are used to our ChCh trams which are pretty flash. The difference between a 'tourist' operation and a day to day transport system I guess.

Nic and Jonty on the tram

Anyway, it was sunny which was great and there were heaps of families at Glenelg and fishers at the wharf. We had a cruise around the shops which were pretty much the standard dodgy crap you find at Manly in Sydney and New Brighton in Christchurch. Not quite the stunning place we were expecting.

After returning to the city on the tram we jumped in the car and decided to take a look around. As is normal with us we headed straight for the beach and headed out to Henley and Grange beaches which were lovely and then looped back to Glenelg to look around the marina and things. Adelaide is a great city to get around so we saw heaps.

Joan (my fellow conference goer) very kindly offered to babysit Nic so Jonty and I could go out for a rare dinner date. We headed down to the trendy end of Rundle Street and found an Argentinian restaurant called Sosta. As the review concurs the food and atmosphere were fab. Big meat meal though...good iron intake for me with lamb and Jonty had the goat...signiture dish for the restaurant. Got back to our room and Nicki was also there so we had a nightcap to finish off a weekend of over indulgence...it was great.