This last weekend we had Stephen and his family (Vivienne, Sarah and Matthew) here. Vivienne is attending a conference in Adelaide this week and Stephen and the children came here for the weekend.
On a threatening Saturday, we went to the zoo. It has a good selection of the Australian favourites such as the kookaburra,
The koala,
and also creatures from the rest of the world such as lemurs
meerkats and many more. Unfortunately we were rained off by an absolute torrent and didn't see everything. On Saturday evening we did some babysitting at the hotel to allow Stephen and Vivienne to get out on their own for a couple of hours.
On Sunday we went to a place called Victor Harbor about 50km south of Adelaide. It's a nice resort and features an offshore island (Granite Island) that is reached by a pier with effective public transport....
A horse-drawn tram. This is very popular with children.
We had lunch on the island and then had a walk round. The views are spectacular in all directions....
Particularly to the north.
The island is a nature reserve and has been repopulated with native species.For once, we avoided the worst of the weather and didn't get wet at all.
So- a good time was had, but we're still waiting for the hot weather!
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