Arrived in Adelaide!

We're back to civilisation, well, a city anyway with supermarkets and regular petrol stations and lots of people!

We've driven quite a few kilometres now since we left Mandurah and are definately enjoying staying still for a few days!

So where did I get to in the last blog... The desert drive!

This really wasn't as bad as everyone had told us it would be so I think we were quite prepared. After we left Esperance there wasn't really a proper town until we got to Ceduna, 400km after the South Australian border which made for about 2 and a half days of driving and seeing, well not much! Highlights of the drive I'd say were; the Great Australian Bight which is basically miles upon miles of raw cliff faces where that is all you can see either side of you, pretty amazing, and quite scary when you look over the edge, the clear and starry skies at night as there was no artificial light anywhere and doing crazy dancing to the CD's we had in the car because that's all there is to do!!!

An experience to say the least and one that we would do again!

Just realised I forgot to mention Flinders Ranges. We were there Saturday and Sunday exploring hilltops, caves and getting one on one with nature... in a 4 x 4 (nothings perfect hey!). A lot of walking resulted in sore legs but I was happy to burn off some calories! Definately one of the national parks worth visiting.

Anyway, so we're in Adelaide and having a really good time. We managed to find a decent caravan park in the city centre so can walk in and out as we please which is definately a bonus in Australia (people drive absolutely EVERYWHERE). Today we checked out the covered markets here and bought lots of deli food to take to the park for a picnic. We feasted on stuffed olives, dips, bread, smoked salmon and fruit (not really the typical travellers fare) and generally chilled out on the grass. We also strolled through the Japanese Himeji Gardens which were stunning, it was like walking into a secret garden and really peaceful. I must say, we hadn't heard a good word about Adelaide by the time we got here but we've both really clicked with the place, there's a lot of different cultures and I love just walking up and down the streets looking at all the funky boutiques and cafes. Yesterday we checked out Gouger Street which is renowned for tasty, cheap International cuisine and that it was. We had a pretty tasty chinese meal with drinks for like 15 pounds, enough food for about 4 people though, definately satisfied!

So, so far, so good in Adelaide! Tonight we're having a BBQ as the budget has taken a bit of a beating as is expected I suppose! Not much else to say for now so tah tah:)