Hello from Port Fairy, Victoria.
Sorry for the lack of communication but internet access has been few and far between. Luckily (and you can thank Chloe for this) I have been writing in my journal to ensure I don't forget anything.
Since the last post we boarded a plane and headed to Adelaide in South Australia. It is a smaller city (about 1,000,000) surrounded by mountains. After arriving in Adelaide, Kim's second cousin Steve picked us up from the airport and took us to pick up our Wicked Van from the depot where we were all a little anxious to see what was in store.
Unfortunately pictures won't upload on this computer so I will do my best to explain our gem of a vehicle. One side has a hand with a nail in it and the other side has a foot with a nail in it. The back reads "Body Piercing Saved My Life". We have come to the conclusion that it is supposed to be a depiction of the crucifixion of Christ with a play on words. Needless to say we had NO SAY in choosing this vehicle and compared to some of the others we have seen on the road I think we got not a bad deal. Driving the thing is a complete other story. Thankfully it is automatic but getting used to driving on the other side of the road has been a bit of a challenge. Mom you will be happy to know that we there is NO reckless driving as the vehicle very rarely goes over 80 km/h.
After we got our van we went to Steve and Jenny's place where we stayed two nights. While in Adelaide we went to this place called the Gorge Wildlife Park where we got to play with Kangaroos and even hold a Koala. We also headed up to the Barossa Valley which is where alot of the South Australian wine that we drink at home comes from (Wolf Blass is made here Elmo!). Steve works for government organization that actally approves wine (by taste) for export. Everday they taste dozens of wine and since he is the boss, he gets first choice on what he wants to take home. Needless to say both dinners we ate at Steve and Jenny's had awesome wine. On January 16th we headed to Kangaroo Island which is South of Adelaide. I will save this story for the next post as I want to include pictures. Let's just say the day started with an encounter with 7-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, and ended with the title "Hell Day".
Until next time,
kc
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5 comments:
Kevin your adventure sounds incredible, I'm positively green with envy for that van. You're a lucky, lucky boy.
Kevin - I'm glad your van doesn't go any faster than 80 km.
the van sounds brilliant !!
So did u actually see/meet Lance Armstrong or were you just referring to the day being as fantastic as that and then horrible. so van hey? i had to say something....
You held a koala bear? Can't wait to see the pictures! Also, Steve's job sounds like a dream. Are they hiring summer students? Take care, love you!
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