Adelaide

The trip to Adelaide was the most unusual trip we have taken in Australia. We received word that Edite's cousin and niece were to be touring selected Australian cities with the Penn State women's field hockey team. One of the cities was to be Adelaide and we thought we were close enough to pay them a visit while they were here.
     Adelaide is 750 km from Melbourne which takes in the neighborhood of 7 to 8 hours to drive. We left on a Friday and spent Saturday with the team, watching their game with the Aussies and then tagging along on a tour of the wine country just north of the city. It was a bit of a whirlwind visit, but, on balance, worth the investment of time to see the family again.
     We intended to return to Adelaide to visit Kangaroo Island and the downtown area, but time and circumstances did not play favors for us, so we never got back. Perhaps on the next trip.

The Hockey Game

So that's why the field is always wet!	Jen is the goalie in the blue pants
Lunch after the game	Look, it's Kangaroo meat!

Wine Country

Vines in the field	Even the parking lot has vines
The hilly landscape of the region	Cousins on the barrels
Liene and Edite	Here they are at the main event.
One of the vineyards	...and the view from the car park
Another view of the castle	and the tower alongside
The tour group (and team)	Not a bad view at all.
Barrels in the vineyard	Liene by the vines