Second Summer

We're enjoying our second summer this January in Adelaide. The temperatures have ranged from downright cool at 10 degrees in the Hills at night and 41 degree "catastrophic fire risk" days.

Took the family to Rundle Mall in the CBD (Central Business district). The Adelaide Arcade is a cool indoor mall with an old school train station vibe.

    

On the recommendation of one of the teachers from Stradbroke School we went to the Gorge Wildlife Park. We got to hold the Koalas for free with admission and they had open pens for the kangaroos and wallabies where you could go right up to them. The kangaroos are from kangaroo island and are smaller and tamer than the ones from the mainland.

 

 We went and visited the principal at Crafers Primary where Henry would be attending Year 2. It is over 150 years old and is surrounded by forest and wildlife. Should be great for nature learning.

We went to Hahndorf next which is a small town in the Hills that is an old German town. It had an interesting mix of German and Australian cultures. Afterwards we went to Hahndorf Hill winery for our first wine tasting in the region.

            
 One of our trips took us to Port Adelaide. We wanted to see some dolphins and went on a river cruise. We saw some dolphins as soon as we finished the cruise and got off the boat. Oh well!

 



Afterwards we went to a great park at an old mill and found an interesting cafe right on the water that we will have to come back to another day as it was closed.

I went to Stradbroke school for the first time today to see my classroom. I've started setting up, but I have a lot of work to do. So far all the staff I've met have been really amazing and helpful. Here's to a great year!