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Adelaide and meeting Cynthia

Written by Nadine Zangerle on . Posted in Australia

Before we reached Adelaide we passed a historic city with a lot of old cars parked in front. Sure we had to take many pictures.

We met with Cynthia in front of the Botanical Garden in Adelaide and since all of us where more into nature and parks we decided to do a short 2 days program for the city.

The center of the city didn’t impress us as much as Melbourne. North Adelaide with its Adelaide Festival Centre and two big Universities – University of Adelaide and University of South Australia – was beautifully set on the river. This part of the city had some nice old buildings and in the Botanical Garden we found a lot of camera material.

We got an amazing view over the city from the Adelaide Hills. Afterwards we drove into the Barossa Valley to do some trekking. With 0 degree Celsius and a nice bonfire we shared old and new stories. Funny wise Cynthia is planning a home vacation trip in October to Canada, so we try to meet in Montreal again. That would be fun.

The next day we did some more trekking and then Cynthia had to drive on to the Snowy Mountains. The next 3 months she is going to work in a ski resort, renting out equipment. On our way back to Sydney via Canberra we plan to visit her. Since we still have two more weeks we make our way back slowly following the Murray River.

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Twelve Apostles and the London Bridge

Written by Nadine Zangerle on . Posted in Australia

The craziest things to see on the Great Ocean Road are the abstract rock formations on the coast line. In the foamy, wavy water massive lime stones erect in different variations. Washed out from the ocean in thousand years of process there are straight ones, arches, gorges, caves and bridges.

The Twelve Apostles are the most famous lime stones on the coast. It looks like a sculpture garden and the setting is just amazing. Especially the Loch Ard Gorge with its powerful waves pushing in and the London Bridge with one collapsed part.

It was very cloudy but the scenery was still mind blowing. Since we wanted to meet up with Cynthia in Adelaide we continued towards South Australia.

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Great Ocean Road

Written by Nadine Zangerle on . Posted in Australia

Steep coast lines, massive waves, alleys of eucalyptus trees and bendy streets, this is the Great Ocean Road. The picturesque way along the coast line was fascinating and the sound of the waves travelled with us.

Since we were addicted to dirt roads we found another small route through a eucalyptus forest. In the trees we saw them, those cute, fluffy and slow animals – koalas. It is great to see them in nature. After 20 we stopped counting.

Along the coast we found some incredibly beautiful camp areas – at the beach or next to a river, so we took our time to follow the Great Ocean Road. The cold, windy temperature couldn’t stop us from strolling along the beach - barefoot - with a glass of red wine.

Just behind Apollo Bay the Shipwreck Coast starts. With over 800 wrecks you can say it is a battle to navigate due to the high waves and the sudden changes of wind. You don’t want to mass with those waves, they mass with you, so you better stay out of the water.

Eleven years ago Micha had been driving along the Great Ocean Road together with Ralf and Ursel. Here and there he got a déjà-vu. It is nice to recognize places.

Since we are talking about familiar things, here it was – Aldi. For the ones who do not know, Aldi is a German supermarket with reasonable prices. When you stroll through the ailes it is almost like at home only the products vary a bit. But you get fruit and veggies for far better prices then Coles, Woolworth or Coles. So Aldi it is for shopping food in future.

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