If it's mid-January, it's time to head for Adelaide. A bit different this time without any offspring to accompany us, but be reassured, there is a bicycle in the luggage compartment. Departed a rapidly warming Springwood, with the cat looking remorsefully after us as we left at about 8.40 am. We have surrendered her to the careful ministrations of the boys. Lunched at Cowra, arrived Hay at 5.20pm. It is 44 degrees. Even the man at the hotel suggested we put the...

Today we started to think about our Adelaide trip. This is the fourth time we have made the trip across for the Tour Down Under. We are scratching to think of a different way to get there: the Hay plain is really the most direct option to get to Adelaide. It has a tendency to monotony, however, which does our heads in somewhat. I should say that our trip will be via Kangaroo Island, which is not far from Adelaide, but we have never made it to the island itself be...