Adelaide, capital of South Australia - city number 4 on our round Australia expedition and, coincidentally, Australia's 4th largest city. Today's stop was special because we shared it with relations. Our nephew and his lovely wife and children collected us from the port and drove us around their fair city, its beaches and surrounding hills. More perfect weather set a beautiful backdrop for the day. I don't know what we enjoyed most - the long, lazy stretches of b...

Yesterday we began the Adelaide - Sydney leg of our journey. We were a little late getting into Adelaide due to the engine trouble at Cook. However, we were given a pleasant one hour bus trip around this beautiful city of the south and were away by 10:00 a.m. as the oppressive heat bore down all around. A new crew boarded here and were every bit as pleasant and efficient as the previous lot. Another delicious lunch, more mesmerising scenery - acres and acres of ...