Day nine involved shearing some of the sheep that were in the pen from the night before when we got them in, some needed shearing due to the fact that some had flies, we also used rings for the lambs that either had tails or nuts. Once we had cleaned ourselves up Hugh took Mum and I to Barley Stacks which is a local vineyard just a couple of miles down the road from Maitland, whilst we were there Mum tried all the white wines that was produced their from the grap...

On day eight we went off to explore the copper triangle which includes the towns of Moonta, Wallaroo & Kadina. At Moonta we went around one of the old mining sites which still has the old engine house and the chimney which is round because Moonta was the place where the Cornish miners settled, hence why the town sign says Moonta - "Australia's Little Cornwall", and as you drive throughout Moonta you can see the impact and influence the Cornish had on this lit...

On day seven we headed to the beach down the road, and headed into the dunes to do a bit of exploring and whilst we were there it reminded me of when I used to go to Ynyslas at Borth near Aberystwyth and explore the dunes there. After the dunes we headed back to the beach and when we got there Bill & Hugh had brought the small boat down, so Sarah, Bill and I went out to see if we could see any dolphins, unfortunately after doing the rounds a few times we coul...

On day six I cleaned the Datsun Sunny before the family arrived and took it for a spin to make sure she was running well enough (just basically wanted to be a child and have a go in it)! The first lot of arrivals turned up and I met Alexandra & Sam for the first time along with their children Tom & Seb, they also brought some friends with them called Mag & Dean who had two children called Amelia & Lockie. Shortly afterwards Bill & Kristina tur...

On day five we headed into Adelaide and we were taken to the CBD with the main shopping area on Rundle Street after this we then headed to Adelaide's Central Market with lots of different stalls along with other eateries offering fresh fruit and vegetables, cheese, bread, meat, nuts, sweets, yoghurt, desserts, seafood and many other varieties of food. We had lunch at the Atlas Continental Café which is in the market offering baguettes and sandwiches. After this ...