This school holidays we finally made it to Adelaide to visit the grandparents. And it was one of the most relaxing holidays we've had in a long time; the kids had a ball and it was sometimes difficult to drag them from Nan and Granddad's huge house and backyard. You see, Nan and Granddad had spoiled the kids so they had a bunch of new things to play with when they arrived - like a new scooter each!
But when we did manage to pry the kids off their scooters, we visited the Adelaide Zoo, Moana Beach, Victor Harbour, Granite Island, Urimbirra Wildlife park, and even did a nature walk near Chapel Hill winery / Blewitt Springs on Wine Gum Trail (fitting name!). And yes, we did find a couple of scorpions...(!)...
For Mum's birthday I shouted her (and me!) a night at the Stamford Grand Glenelg; our room was upgraded to a VIP room and we had a spectacular view. It was nice to reconnect and spend some time eating fine food and GELATOS!
All too soon (yep, we could've stayed longer!) the holiday was over; back on the Qantas jet and home in 1 hr 10 min. No issues with the boys and flying; they're already used to it - but the Qantas club helped with free Playstation 4 and Youtube (so Linc could Youtube Minecraft videos!)...
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| Adelaide Zoo (with Flat Lincoln - part of Linc's school project) |
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| Granite Island |
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| Urimbirra Wildlife Park |
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| Linc with a Childrens Python |
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| Mum, our little girl (hidden) and a cuddly Koala |
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| Snake wrangling (Carter's term) |
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| Moana Beach |
So, would we live in Adelaide? Yes. And no. It would be difficult for me to find a job that pays so well so we could afford to continue with the life we have become accustomed to (which has gotten all that much better after re-financing our mortgage at 3.89% pa!). And despite the fact it would be fantastic having a beach nearby, and where winter wouldn't be so soul-destroying, it's a long way from Mum's family, and the ridiculous speed limits and over-zealous enforcement of said speed limits would drive me crazy - try an eight-lane motorway where the speed limit is 70 km/h... seriously...
Back home and we (read, I) have been busy in the garden, planting a row of pittosporum silver sheen to give us some privacy between our deck and the neighbour's ensuite! Oh, and we've entered the sharemarket - just dipping a toe in for now, but it's a marathon, not a sprint!
