koalas LOVE eucalyptus

Couchsurfing update; new hosts are not psychopaths! Hooray! They are actually super cool and we are getting along really well. They cooked vegan curry for us on the first night and we managed to return the favour with a vegan lasagne which blew their minds. We've also met some more locals who are awesome.

So here are some specifics about Adelaide for anyone who plans to visit. In winter.

Places to go....
Central Market in chinatown - Awesome. Huge. Lots of fresh fruit and veg thats pretty cheap, loads of places to get really nice food, and plenty of stuff to look at.

Henley Beach; Its pretty. You might see some seagulls fighting pelicans.

Pier at Henley Beach

 

 

Barossa Valley; Bit of a drive out, but its where ALL OF THE WINE is from. And they let you taste it for free.

Grove Wildlife Park; Great drive out, you wind your way through a load of pretty scenery and its beautiful. $15 to get in and theres a load of animals and koalas waiting to be hugged.

Fluerieu peninsula; Rapid Bay and Victor Harbour are really nice, you can camp on the beach for $6 and do some whale watching. If you have time and money you can get a ferry to Kangaroo Island. We didnt bother.

Campsite. Beach. One and the same.

 

 

Bars and stuff;
Adelaidians are pretty serious about having good food and drink. The city is full of nice places to eat that are relatively inexpensive (and plenty of places that are really expensive). The Deli, opposite The Wheatsheaf Hotel has the best pizza I have ever consumed, and the Wheatsheaf itself is an awesome place for a drink - lots of beers and a super nice atmosphere. There are loads of thai and chinese places throughout the city, and also burrito vans that make tasty food too. For cheap beers, The Crown and Anchor (Cranchor) is the best with $2 beers. Yum.

Speaking of beer, there is no Fosters.

So we are now making plans to travel north. We want to skip right past Victoria, and go through New South Wales looking for farm jobs and visiting places that are inland, away from the coast. We will take our time going up to Cairns, then once we've earned some more cash up there working for a while; drive all the way back down the east coast in the summer season and go to all the amazing beaches and learn to surf, come back to the south, sell the van, then go to either New Zealand or Perth. Thats the plan anyway.