Accommodation at the Discovery Park was simple but amply met our needs. It was located right on the beach, so easy to stroll and for Mitzy to get her required exercise.

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Brunch @ Coffee Institute, Walkerville Terrace – corn nachos with soy mince, coconut yogurt and jalapeños; super green omelette on sourdough; eggs, tomatoes and mushrooms. Yummy yum!

Adelaide’s Royal Botanical Garden walk for 2 hours, including the Waterlily pavilion, dahlia garden and sunken garden. Lynne had perfectly colour co-ordinated for the day’s activities 🙂

It was a hot day and it felt like we had covered every inch of the garden’s 50 hectares but in reality, only a fraction of the offerings.

We had parked on Plane Tree Drive – check out the root system on this humongous shady tree.

Dinner catch up with some old friends of mine at Melt @ Henley Beach and a stunning sunset (don’t know the couple but they foreground well). And then lunch @ Joe’s with giant friends again the following day @ Henley – popular spot for catch ups!.

I had to return to experience the beautiful Himenji garden in the city centre – it comprises two classical styles, the ‘senzui’ (lake and mountain garden) where water and imagination create images of grandeur; and ‘kare senzui’, (dry garden) where rocks and sand evoke the presence of water.

Took my camera out one night for a lazy drive-by in Adelaide and discovered the Entertainment Centre, its concert and theatre venue, in full glow (the Arena’s capacity is 11,000). Then wanted to see the celestial sculpture, ‘The Life of Stars’ outside the Art Gallery of SA, a permanent installation as a tribute to departing Gallery director Nick Mitzevich! It reflects the city by day and illuminates the city by night. Rundle Mall offered ‘Mall Balls’ and ‘A Day Out’ featuring life-sized bronze pigs (Horatio, Truffles, Oliver and Augusta) digging through bins for food scraps and greeting passersby. I think I took a pic of Truffles!

We were spoiled terribly and royally hosted lunch by Stef’s friends Nick and Heather in the Adelaide Hills – incredible views from their lofty perch while we supped on delicious offerings and enjoyed their company.

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