Australia (7) - Adelaide & Melbourne - Not dolphin swimming, hiking with John and markets

After Alice Springs we headed south to Southern Australia's capital, Adelaide. We arrived in 30 degree heat and was really excited about the prospect of swimming with wild dolphins; however the weather and the dolphins had other plans. The sea was very rough and cold whilst the dolphins were also illusive. We did get in the water several times when pods showed themselves however the visibility within the water was poor so no dolphins were seen underwater as we paid for.

In Adelaide we were able to enjoy the brilliant market twice which offered a lovely food court and specialist products. On our last day in Adelaide we met up with John, who we had met in San Francisco way back in January. John looked after us and took us to a national park with a beautiful walk through eucalyptus forests. Afterwards he took us to a Germany town called Hanhdorf which did good schnitzel and had English sweet shops weirdly enough. Needless to say Sam raided the sweet shops for galaxy chocolate.


The day that John took us out for a day trip was followed by an overnight Greyhound bus to Melbourne. We woke up in Melbourne and headed to our hostel, we were there at 8am ready to check in, unforetunately the hostel was not ready for us, so we went to the Botanical Gardens and chilled out for a while.

Once we had finished at the Botanical Gardens we headed to the hostel and chilled out. Later in the evening we went to Crown Casino complex and did some gambling. We began by doubling our money and as the drinks were sunk so were our winnings. We walked away with a minor loss which seems insignificant in comparison to the good time we had. On our last full day in Australia we wandered around Queen Victoria Market and caught up with friends we had met the night before. The next day (today) we flew out to Singapore. Asia here we come...

I would like to take the moment to say thank you to all our friends in Australia who looked after us. I would like to thank Kat, Johny, Dot, Alan, Kat's housemates, Phil, Michelle, Harry, Colin (the dog), John and all the others who offered and helped. Lets hope the good times continue...