Not too keen to jump out of bed but we did! Had to work the magic to get everything back into the luggage ready for the flight home.Rundle Mall welcomed us at just after 10 am and with luggage safely deposited with the Concierge we did a little stroll around the Mall. It was magnificent even under grey skies threatening rain. Sprawling wide "street", lots of statutes, a quirky combination of old and new, all the sparkling glassy regulars (Pandora, Swarovski, Appl...

Saturday and it's RACEDAY. Macca's office is closed but it doesn't mean that we can't still enjoy a bit of giddy-up at the track.Lucky we made it though because these wearied travellers did not stir until after 9 am! What a sleep in. Think Mac will revert to his old habits as soon as we get home! And the late start is not the only difference, Breakfast was minimalist. I managed to find an apple on the run and Mac called in to Hudsons Coffee for a ...

Clickety clack, clickety clack, the gentle rhythm of The Ghan had us beat and we missed the sunrise completely this morning and woke to sunshine streaming in the window as lakes and green farm fields whipped by the trainA totally different landscape as we approach Adelaide and we actually saw people and homes, roads and railway crossings. Wouldn't want to be queued up waiting for The Ghan though, so many carriages and sometimes travelling at a snail's pac...

To say that we were happy to leave Room 118 from the Chifely would be an understatement. But, when all is said and done, it had served its purpose and we even got a chance to sneak in a small load of "delicate essentials" in the wash.Our main dilemma of the morning was to find some transport to get to The Ghan. We spoke to other guests who were travelling to the station and checked in with the Chifely staff. A taxi seemed the simplest option but just as Mac was a...

The day was bookended by sun shots from the bus. We were on the coach for a magnificent pink that heralded dawn and we were still on the bus at 6.15 pm as the golds and yellows perfectly silhouetted the mountains.The day started with a very UNwelcomed alarm at 3.30 am. A shower, last minute massaging of the packing and we were ready for Caroline to collect us in the buggy. It was almost a double blessing that we were cocooned in darkness and still in a sleepy stu...