Today was already our last day in Adelaide - time flies!
We truly started the day in vacation mode, since we had half a bottle of wine left from our wine tour lunch, needed to check out (and so lose the wine glasses in our room) and couldn't haul an open bottle with us...so we took to heart the recommendations that our tour guides gave us about "brekkie wine!" After that more-relaxing-than-usual breakfast in our room, we ventured out into the 93-degree "spring" day to explore.
One thing I've noticed throughout Australia so far is the Christmas decorations - they take Christmas here seriously, even with palm trees instead of snow! They've also got a few more decorating options, like candy cane striped flowers...although their Christmas trees are definitely all turning a bit brown already.
We started with the Adelaide zoo, which was small but had some good exhibits including cassowaries tons of parrots and a panda! It was deserted, so when the animals felt like braving the heat instead of hiding in a corner, we had a good chance to see them.
Then we stopped by a few museums, the Migration Museum and the South Australian Museum. Both had some interesting history and information, including some beautiful Aboriginal artifacts and art.
Finally, a quick stop for a "tasting plate" of ice cream to ward off the heat, before heading to the airport for our next leg. One thing I'm learning about airports in Australia: security is less of a pain (hurray for keeping on shoes!) But flight-wise, we need to check out all options. We checked in today to see that our flight was delayed by 20 minutes. We checked the board a few more times to see that the delay wasn't listed, but there was no gate assigned. We decided to wander down to the gate on our ticket at the original boarding time (not the delayed one listed on the ticket!) and found our flight was doing final boarding, at the gate not listed anywhere on the boards, at the time boarding was supposed to start! So the moral of the story - check all the options in Australia. You never know what is happening when!
And finally, we arrived in Port Lincoln just at sunset. Sitting down to dinner - just before the restaurant closes - we're enjoying a beautiful view in a pretty small harbor town!
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