Adelaide

I spent 6 nights in Adelaide with C joining me for 3 of those. The apartment we rented was in North Adelaide, just off Melbourne Street, well known for its restaurants.
Adelaide looks the kind of City that I could live in - not as hectic as Sydney, and with a great climate, wineries by the hundred close by and just lots of places to visit.
I was shown around the Fleurieu peninsula by J who C and I had met in Tasmania last year. Really good to meet up with her and have a relaxed day. It was cloudy then, and the next day when I explored the centre it rained on me - well on the whole of the area which desperately needs rain - I apologised to any Australian when I complained about the rain! Another half day was speny looking at Dolphins. I stayed on the catamaran and got some good views of Dolphins that came to see us. Cheryl went in the water, towed along behind the boat and saw nothing. Visibility in the water was not good because of the recent rains. Fortunately C decided to be on deck for part of the time and that was when we had the best viewings of the dolphins.
Another day was spent watching the day-night ODI between England and NZ. It was one of the worst England displays and we were outclassed in every aspect of the game by NZ. Adelaide Oval is just wonderful, it must be the best in the world of test venues, Sydney is a concrete jungle in comparison. There are 2 grass areas for 'hill' viewing, one being divided into a dry area for families and a not-so-dry for the Barmy Army! Another great attraction in Adelaide for us is their Botanic gardens.
Two nights and three days were spent on Kangaroo Island. We stayed in the town of American River in good accomodation with a view and a short distance to the foreshore and many birds, including lots of pelicans which came to be fed. They very politely withdrew when the food was consumed - no nasty clamouring for more! We enjoyed the magnificent Pennington Bay but the cool cloudy weather was not good enough for us to stay. Then to Flinders National Park and a chance to walk on some of the nature trails. We chose a Platypus walk, not expecting to see anything in the middle of the day, but at the first observation point - low and behold, a platypus first wriggling about in the mud and then posing for us about 3m out. A real highlight of the trip. On to Admiral Arch where we first of all marvelled at the sea crashing on the rocks and then realised the rocks were covered with seals! Captivating stuff, improved as we got a little sun for the first time in the day.
Our final day was thankfully sunny and we enjoyed Snellins Beach on the north of the Island. Our journey from there took us on a dirt road and sitting in the middle of the track was a koala! It walked stiff legged away as we slowly approached and settled itself in a tree and tried to stare us out.
Finally, where else but Kangaroo Island would you have a delicious meal of...kangaroo.