My intention was to be as close as possible to the sea in Port Campbell and as close as possible to the City Centre in Adelaide and not have to pay the earth.
I left home approximately 9:30am on Tuesday 4th, and travelled to Pakenham to pick up my passengers and we set off along the Great Ocean Road to Port Campbell.
We stopped for Lunch at Apollo Bay and ate the sandwiches which I had prepared prior to leaving
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We also took a number of food items with us in order to save on having to purchase takeaway food once we arrived at our destinations. It was fortunate that we did as to our surprise, all the shops closed at 5:30pm (no late night shopping here) including the Motel so we had no internet access. The pub diagnally opposite appeared to be the only place open, we decided to eat in and make use of the kitchen facilities
The accommodation was lovely, clean and roomy. there was a kitchenette upstairs with an area to relax and we had a partial view of the beach. There was a queen size bed upstairs, a double bed and a single bed downstairs. This arrangement suited us perfectly.
After we checked -in, we drove to the area of the twelve apostles and spent some time admiring the wonders of nature and the beautiful formations.
After spending a wonderful serene night at the Loch Ard Motel with just the hushed sound of the sea in the background (no traffic noise), we left for Adelaide via Penola where we stopped to visit the tranquil Saint Mary MacKillop Centre. Some of the artifacts on display brought back memories of when I was taught by the Sisters of Saint Joseph (Mary Mackillop's order)
This is the actual classroom where Saint Mary MacKillop taught.
The bedroom to the rear of the classroom.
The kitchen next to the bedroom and at the back of the building
A model of the original school house
We continued on our journey after a thought provoking and emotional time at the centre. Several hours later we arrived in Adelaide and thanks to the navigation device on my phone, we located the apartments. The first apartment which was allocated to us reeked of urine and did not appear to have been made up. My daughter went to report the state of the room to reception and we were transfered to another room which was much better. The apartment was adequate for our needs and included a washing machine and dryer. It was reminiscent of the European hotels we recently experienced (dog boxes). The staff were very apologetic and courteous and we were compensated for our inconvenience with free parking for the duration of our stay, normally $15 a day. After an exhausting trip, it was McDonalds for dinner and bed.
We all woke reasonably early, had breakfast, and perused some pamphlets deciding what we would do. We decided to investigate the Rundall Mall (main street) and we became aware of an activity called "A Discovery Trail" which included face painting for the children. This was very enjoyable for the girls as once they had 'discovered' a particular shop they received a free gift or an item at a reduced price.
We had lunch at the food court and continued, however I was getting tired keeping up with the girls so we headed off back to the apartment. After we all were rested we drove to Glenelg Beach
While thumbing through the advertising material, we discovered that there was a food and wine show happening. We agreed we would go and have a look as we did not have a chance to stop at the "Cellar Doors" of the many vineyards we passed on our journey from Port Campbell to Adelaide. We wanted to arrive in daylight for ease of navigation.
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| Entry to the Show |
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| Queue to the door |
We bought some lovely sparkling Moscato here - mmmm
Chef showing how to prepare duck breast
Ainsley Harriot - absolutely wonderful and entertaining
Ainsley
Picture made from food items
After several samplings of wine and acquiring information about the allowable blood alcohol level for drivers in South Australia (.05), I limited my wine samplings. Several hours passed, and aching back from lugging around bottles of wine, we called it a day and went back to the apartment. Our last day was quickly ending so we made a last trip to Port Adelaide and watched the sunset on our Adelaide Holiday.
That's what I call an anchor
The end of our stay
Saturday morning we checked-out by 8:00am as we new we had a long trip infront of us. Once again, the mobile phone came in handy with its navigation device (not that Adelaide is difficult to navigate, we just did not want to risk a wrong turn) We were impressed with the roads and the ease of getting around and surprised by the curteous drivers
Silos, silos, silos everywhere
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| Highway to Heaven |
We knew exactly how this guy felt.
Giant Koala
Arrived home about 6:30pm, after dropping off the family at Pakenham, to a lovely meal prepared by Nick
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