Good Morning Adelaide!!!

Well, here we are in Adelaide. We arrived here on Tuesday morning nice and safe. It was a good plane ride, with no incident. Rory was great the whole time. Here are some things I have noticed about South Australia so far:

1. It is so dry down here. Apparently SA is the driest state, yet they don't have the water restrictions that we do.

2. The architecture is SOO different to Brisbane and QLD. I understand it is because of the different climate, although so far we have had very similar weather to Brisbane in late Winter. I don't think I could live in a house without a verandah!! The houses are so quaint though. so cute.

3. The transport system is so relaxed! We went on a tram yesterday and when the ticket guy finally decided to come through the tram, he didn't actually CHECK the tickets. He asked if anyone needed tickets and when people said "no" he didn't ask to see the one's they had. Then, when he got to us, we asked for the tickets and he charged us a cheaper price than what the last guy did, even though we were going the same distance. It was like he couldn'tt be bothered working out the correct fare. And no-one else checks your ticket any where else on the journey. Nothing like Brisbane!

Last night Barney took us to a ship that has been converted into a restaraunt. It is the HMS Buffalo, which is the ship that brought free settlers to Aust, with Captain Hindmarsh, who became Governer. So not only was it a restaraunt, but it is also a museum. It was facinating! they really have done it up well. Adelaide is just so full of great history. Most of the buildings in town are the original buildings built when the city was settled.

We are going to the markets this morning and maybe the zoo. Then over the next few days Barney is taking us around some of the wine districts and to port adelaide etc.

Anyway, better finish up there. Using Barneys computer.
Love peace & Joy!