DAYS 5-7 FROM SOUTH TO NORTH - TOP END (NORTHERN TERRITORY) TRIP - Adelaide

29 April – 1 May 2010

ADELAIDE

Nice autumn weather, lovely company what else does one wish for when visiting. Hubby’s cold seems to have disappeared, his gums are settling down, so all is good with the world. We spent time with family and caught up with several friends. I am so glad that a very close family friend is finally getting IT savvy and we can catch up with her by email. Everyday we spent quite a bit of time with mum and even had an opportunity to take her out one afternoon.

My brother and I spent some time getting mum’s room to be more homely for her. We took her home one day and it was emotional for all of us. I hope that she will be happy at the nursing home.

The time in Adelaide flew quickly by and before long it was our last evening here.

DAY 4 FROM SOUTH TO NORTH - TOP END (NORTHERN TERRITORY) TRIP - LOCKHART - ADELAIDE

28 April 2010

LOCKHART - ADELAIDE

Another overcast drizzly day today. At night the trucks kept going all night along the highway. I was very annoyed when one pulled in for a stop right next to us sometime through the night as it woke us up.

We stopped along the way just past Coonalpyn and we saw the most unusual thing - shells. Thinking about it later, maybe it is not so unusual as it is not that far from the Coorong.

We got into Adelaide by lunchtime and visited my mother in the nursing home. I was really happy with the environment in which she was in. It was nice, airy, modern and very spacious. Mum has a good size room. It was her birthday and she had flowers and cards. Her sister was with her when we arrived. It was close to afternoon tea time so they organised for the residents to sing happy birthday to her and cut the cake made by my niece.

After spending some time with mum we dropped in at Bunnings to get a few things we forgot such as a window cleaner on a rod and then onto my brother’s place. He is the only one of the six of us left in Adelaide at the moment and I am very grateful for all he does for mum. He and his famly really made us feel welcome.

My brother, niece and I went back to the nursing home with a little chocolate birthday cake – a delicious Nigela recipe also made by my niece. We spent some time with mum in a nice lounge celebrating her birthday. The rest of the evening was spent catching up at my brother’s place.

Day 4 Adelaide

3 March 2008

DAY 4 Pilbara – Kimberley Trip


A relatively relaxing day in Adelaide today. Nice to visit family and catch up with the latest news. Last night one of my brothers and his wife dropped in at Mum’s and we had dinner together. The time flew fast. I also spoke to another brother in Cummings as I hope to drop in on him as well.

Today is hot – there is no other word for it. I caught up with several nephews. My husband called out to me “come and see this”, and then mumbled something about “small cars should never mess with an Oka”. I wondered what this was about. My nephew had parked his car nose to nose with our Oka. If it had been a head to head situation his car would have gone straight under ours and we would probably have not felt it. How scary is that.

Caught up with some of my administrative trip tasks and most importantly set up the blog site. Another of my nephews, who helped me whilst setting up the blog on their computer made a comment on my proposed blog name that I incorporated. However, I still haven’t figured out how to include photographs in the appropriate spots.

After another of our favourite meals at Mum’s we went to see the fringe festival with my brother. We strolled around the Garden of Unearthly Delights where we watched an interesting piece of street theatre, had a beer and met up with our niece. It was great to see so many people out and about on a Monday night. We then went down to North Terrace to see the Northern Lights show. Wow was it spectacular!!! The buildings facing north between the War Memorial and Bonython Hall were not only lit up but had designs/patterns projected onto them that totally changed the facade of the building.


It was based on Colonel Light’s vision for bringing light and enlightment to the people of South Australia. We walked along the street and admired the changing facades of the buildings as the projections changed at regular intervals. It was absolutely spectacular. I am very thankful to my brother for proposing this visit to the centre of Adelaide.