Lofty Shopping

Well I slept ok, woke up a couple of times, it was odd sleeping in a small soft bed with fluffy pillows that weren�t mine and too fluffy. After breakfast, which was a nice omelette, we headed off to mount lofty and the scenic route, which was, despite the fact it was raining, quite scenic. I�d put up some pictures, but I am on dialup here in Adelaide and it�s not that fast. I also have had a sore throat the last few days and I have been sucking on lozenges to make sure that I don�t GET sick.

I realised today how much of a country bumpkin I am. Perth is generally flat. So when we got up to Mount Lofty, I discovered we were 2300 feet above sea level. That�s higher than anything I have ever been up on, so I was pretty chuffed. I could see the smog line over the city of Adelaide � which made me smile. Adelaide city centre looked funny.. flat land, then right in the centre, a few tall buildings. It is like, one big mortgage belt of Perth.

The drive to M&E�s was interesting, winding roads which were about 4 metres wide at some points, with barely enough room for two cars passing each other. All this with cars tailgating and travelling at 80km per hour. We went shopping at Adelaide�s biggest centre, except that it�s not really as big as Carousel, more like the size of Morley. I found some great chocolates, some souvenirs for me, and some for others. A dice box for a friend � and I got some white chocolate to drink from Gloria Jean�s in Adelaide.. yummo.

The hardest thing to get used to is the driving. Very aggressive people, rushing around. Imagine the roundabout.. once you get to it, you throw yourself in, with a now or never type attitude and hope that you don�t hit anyone on the in, around, or coming out of the roundabout. The funniest thing, was the expression on this guy�s face, when I paused to let him out of a carpark where he had been waiting for ages for a break in the traffic, he was gobsmacked. M was laughing her ass off at me.

I also dropped in to see B&R - they are doing well, and might take us down to see Victor Harbour. I haven’t eaten yet, and I need a drink, and right now Mrs Doubtfire is on TV! boring *yawn* Tomorrow it’s the Barossa Valley! VinoVino

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