After some email checking and Facebooking to return Birthday greetings from Canada, we were welcomed to tens of pancakes prepared by George and Melissa. It was quite the feast with foot long sausages included! We all fattened up and started our packing routine to leave around lunchtime. After seeking out clothes, hats and everything else, we left just after 12 and headed to McD’s for a bite before heading into the city. The kids played in the outdoor play park attached to McDonalds after wolfing down a burger. We piled into the two vehicles and headed into Adelaide.
It was 30 degrees at noon when we left and the temperature continued to rise all day. We drove straight away into the parks near the botanical gardens in south central Adelaide. There were many trees with giant roots that the kids could climb. We took many photos of them and a few family photos before heading out to the seaside at Glenalg.
We parked on the street next to the giant ship floating restaurant and walked around the commercial peer looking at a few of the shops. Once we rounded the corner to see the ocean, the kids were off! We ran onto the beach and into the waves and made our way down the beach to the jetty – a long pier jutting out into the Southern Ocean. We watched a beach volleyball tournament and tried to find some shade as it had really warmed up. The wind was a welcome gift in keeping us cool as the waves crashed to the shore and entertained the kids for a while.
We grabbed some drinks and started making our way down the streets of tourists into the trendy marketplace areas to do a bit of shopping. As everyone was getting hungry, we stopped in at a Mexican restaurant to eat. We were met by Darren’s friend Michelle, who was vacationing in south Adelaide with her mom at a beach house having come from Calgary in early December. It was nice to see a familiar face and catch up a bit on each other’s adventures since arriving in Australia.
We hit a couple shops and bought a few souvenirs before making our way back to the park for a bit more exercise before George took us to the airport. It was so very sad to leave the Sadiwnyks as it may be as much as 3 years before we see them again and we will all have changed so much by then.
We arrived at the airport and went straight to our check in place. We had purchased 5 bottles of wine in the valley and had to do some negotiating to get them on the plane. We went through security and dropped our stuff in the middle of the airport seating area to do a bit of shopping and grab a bite to eat. Time disappeared and Nicholas returned to us saying that our flight said ‘Final Boarding Call’ on the Tv behind us. Krista not being so trusting went to check. Lo and behold, he was right! We bolted for 7 more gates and were one of the last people to arrive. We wandered down some separate ramps out onto the tarmac and headed into the back rows of the plane from the great outdoors. We found our seats and settled in for a quick 90 minute flight back to Sydney.
We had had some amazing adventures in the last 3 days and were eager to regroup at home and pack before heading out to NZ in two sleeps! Devin met us at the airport and after some creative searching; we located him and headed home. The boys were extremely tired and Jacob fell asleep quickly. We got everyone to bed a.s.a.p. and lights out. Another busy day with more adventures awaiting us tomorrow.
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