Easter probably wasn\u2019t the best time to be in Adelaide, as everything in shut. (Except for bottle shops). It reminds me of NZ about 50 years ago when shops were shut on Sundays. A source has informed us, however, that Kathmandu is open today and the sale is still on! I think we will buy a wind up radio. Our next-door neighbours have one and it sounds pretty good.<\/p>\n
Our neighbours (who happen to be Irish) have also informed us to stay on the bitumen roads where possible. They have a Landrover Discovery, which you would think would be pretty good off road, but they got two flat tyres and broke two jacks and got stranded in the outback for a week. I think they had the wrong type of tyres on. He also mentioned that the roads were so bad they could only do 50km\/h in some places. Hmmm.<\/p>\n
We arrived in Adelaide on Saturday and tried out the bikes on a nice ride along the Torres River and almost made it to the beach. We probably rode a good 30kms. My bike only has 6 gears so it is hard work riding up hills, and my seat keeps falling down, but other than that it is fine for $50.<\/p>\n
Yesterday we met up with Mike\u2019s uncle and cousins. They are a good laugh and it was fun meeting them. Mike hadn\u2019t seen his uncle since he was about 15.<\/p>\n
The plan for today is to cycle into Adelaide CBD and buy a wind up radio.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Easter probably wasn\u2019t the best time to be in Adelaide, as everything in shut. (Except for bottle shops). It reminds me of NZ about 50 years ago when shops were shut on Sundays. A source has informed us, however, that … Continue reading