After a week of working hard, drinking wine and saving money, it was time to leave Port Noarlunga and go and pick up our van that will take us to Melbourne. We were up early at 6:30 so that we could get a lift to the station with Chris; we all caught the train into Adelaide together and then she left us at Adelaide station…we were on our own again! We got the bus to where we had to collect the van and told the guy there that we could skip the DVD about the va...

Today was our last day of HelpXing in Port Noarlunga with Chris and Paul, so we finished our jobs in the morning - Dave painted on the roof and I finished painting the chairs. We also did a bit of gardening and shifting rubbish. Hopefully, we've helped out a lot this week; our hosts seem to be impressed anyway! Paul arrived home for dinner and we all sat down to pie and chips which was just what we needed after working all morning! In the afternoon, we sorted ou...

This morning we'd planned to use our 'day off' to explore the area a bit further - we were off on a road trip with the French girls to Deep Creek Conservation Park, south of where we're staying. The drive took about an hour and we arrived in the park after quite a few kms on unsealed roads, which took us back to our adventures in New Zealand! We pulled up at the top of a steep hill and began the trek down to Blowhole Beach - a small bay on the edge of the park. ...

This morning, Chris and Paul planned to take us to the farmers' market in Willunga. Unfortunately, their dog Jez was still unwell so they took her to the vets first thing and she was kept in for tests and to be rehydrated. Poor Jez! We eventually arrived in Willunga mid-morning and made a stop at the local bakery for pies and cakes. Then we walked around the market tasting some of the produce, including dukkah and venison sausage - both delicious! We also tried...

Today we were left alone again and got on with our jobs - I went up on the roof to start sanding down and stripping paint from the timber beams up there, and Laura started to paint the garden chairs we sanded yesterday! We also put up new bug screens on the back door and the 'shed' door. The weather was hot all morning and we'd heard it was meant to get to 37°c! By lunchtime, we were ready for another trip to the beach to cool off. When we got there, the weathe...