One day at a time

25/01/2010 Originally uploaded by PD Blog Pics The view from my seat at the Hi Sense Arena, from where I got to watch some great tennis, until I started to be cooked by the sun.

24/01/2010 Originally uploaded by PD Blog Pics The Pelicans outside the Pelican Pantry, where I had lunch with my aunt, cousin, her two daughters and one of their children. I was great to see them all again.

The car that I would love to purchase if I had the money. Hyundai i30

On Saturday I went on more test drives and this time found the car that I would happy swap for my current one, the i30 from Hyundai. Bigger, more powerful and with all the gadgets, it would be a fun car to own and use, but looking at my finances, the purchase will have to wait until I have saved more money to reduce my eventual mortgage.

Wednesday 30 December 2009 After a late breakfast, we went into the centre of Adelaide to do some shopping. Didn’t end up buying what I planned to, the colognes at Rivers were missing the full range and I didn’t like the hats at Harris Scarfe. But I did buy some stuff for my trip in June and August, and Conrad was able to return the original bag that he bought me as a Christmas present. We had lunch in North Adelaide at the Sparrow and after a rest at Conrad’s home, we went out for dinner near the Central Market. Thursday 31 December 2009 The hottest day of my trip and again after a late breakfast, Conrad drove us up into the Adelaide Hills for some more wine tasting, although neither of us were that impressed with the wines that we sampled and then we had lunch at the Stirling Hotel. Conrad drove me back to the airport, where I am now waiting to board my flight back to Melbourne.

Elliot Beach Originally uploaded by PD Blog Pics Tuesday 29th December - view of the beach at Port Elliot

Tuesday 29th December After a late breakfast, we drove down to Port Elliot, via Mt Barker. It was a very nice drive and we stopped in one or two of the towns on the way down. Had lunch in Port Elliot, but instead of going on the beach, we drove back via McLaren Vale stopping at one more winery on the way back to the city. The sea and the beach did look very nice, but I was concerned about burning and Conrad had already got burnt from our last beach trip. In the evening, we went to North Adelaide to have an Indian dinner and then settled back at home with a class of the wine we had bought that day and watched a trashy movie on TV.