Current Mood: Playful

Didn’t hold out much hope for Adelaide, we had been told that is was a little quiet farming city with no real character.  4 nights seemed too long and quite like the littlest hobo, we were looking to move on quickly.

As Emma and I slept in the back, the girls chatted and navigated their way into the city – Lucy behind the wheel.  Em and I woke to see that the farming town wasn’t full of Cows and Bulls, that the population weren’t getting around on horse and cart but the place was actually quite a buzzing and things stayed open all hours of the day.  We pulled up next to a clapped out old Ford Falcon in the YHA Car Park, grabbed our Backpacks and shot into the Hostel to get out of the 39 Degree Heat!

The first thing that we noticed was that the place was actually quite nice and large, loads of computers and a travel shop attached to the side of the building!  Excellent start, let down by a staff member serving us with a face like a slapped arse – he hadn’t just got out of bed the wrong side, he’d fallen out…  Nevermind, you do come across them and the best way to respond is usually with a nice dose of sarcasm to make them feel even better. Walking away feeling good we get to our room and find that it is what we need after such a long drive.  The room is large, tidy and has it’s own bathroom attached.  What a treat.

Exploring the hostel we find little gems of things hidden around in various rooms and cubbie holes.  Imagine our joy when we spot pool tables, arcade machines, a computer jukebox, pictionary, twister, a huge kitchen, a library, 2 reading rooms, 2 tv rooms, well I damn near passed out and came out with my favourite line “I think this is my favourite hostel so far” – apparently I say it at everyone we get to.

We all head out to see what Adelaide has to offer and while Lucy and Scatt head off to get something to eat, Emma and I go and check out the shopping district and Rundle Street Mall.  The centre is quite vast and in the heat we don’t last long, maybe only a couple of hours – I only get chance to go and check out another Camera wholesalers where I find what I am looking for, 2 neutral density filters!  Wahooooooo…

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Eventually we end up back at the hostel where we meet the girls.  Lucy is a bit of a wiz on the pool table so we enjoy a few games, where I actually get put under a fair amount of pressure!  The kitchen is vast and quite clean so throughout our time in Adelaide we had quite a few nice meals.

The girls loved Adelaide as it they managed to book an appointment to get their hair cut, both Em and Lucy having highlights to cover up their roots (they looked like reverse skunks with the dark stripe down the middle of their heads!).  While they were there I caught ‘Smokin’ Aces’ at the cinema – not the best film ever but I did have the whole cinema to myself as it was midday.

Adelaide turned out to be a city of rest and relaxation for us and definately a decent place to go ad chill.

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