A new routine in Adelaide

Ted. It took two days and three flights, but on February 28 we arrived in Adelaide, Australia. We thoroughly enjoyed our time in New Zealand but thought that since we’d come this far, we should go a little further and explore more of “the southern land.” 

Our first visit to this country was six years ago and we focused on two states, New South Wales and Victoria so we decided to see some more states this time. Adelaide is the capital of South Australia. With 1.4 million people, we knew this city would provide a much different experience than we had in little Nelson which just had 54,502 folks (while we were there). 

For our base, we rented a two bedroom Airbnb cottage in Eden Hills, a small leafy suburb. There is a good public transportation system here so we have not rented a car. It took a few days to settle in, buy groceries, find a church and adjust our sleep schedule (Western Australian time is 2-1/2 hours earlier than New Zealand). 

Judy will, no doubt be talking about the wonderful people we are meeting. I will add that there is a whole new population of birds to observe and it seems as though every local species wanders into our front yard every day. My favorite so far is the Adelaide Rosella. This afternoon we fly to Hobart, Tasmania for a five day visit. After that, we still have nearly a month more in Adelaide. No doubt more adventures await.

Our front yard

Adelaide Rosella (image from internet)