Monday morning, the 8th, we were on the road early to get to Mollydooker, where Brittany and I had a winetasting booked. Bega came along, but couldn’t come inside, so Andy stayed outside with her and was our designated driver. Best wine was The Velvet Glove, which was a joy to taste, but too expensive to buy a bottle. Oh well. We bought a couple more affordable bottles, anticipating toasting the Uluru sunset.

Next we were off to get a better look at this place.

It’s also a winery and apparently also an interesting arty experience (Google it or click here),  but we had already tasted enough wine, so didn’t go in. We did see this and were intrigued with what else we might find there, but we had run out of time.

We had lunch plans in  Hahndorf, an über-photogenic German village in the Adelaide Hills. It was a bit disconcerting to see fall color in April, but that’s the way they do it here down under.

We had lunch at Haus, LOTS of sausages, many I’d never tried, so again, more new.

So far I’ve eaten French, Moroccan, Chinese and German cuisine while visiting here. Perhaps more locally inspired, I did love the Blatman from Piccolo Me! on the edge of the Sydney Botanic Garden. It’s a BLT with avocado on a delicious soft bun, with their special sauce (think McDonald’s pink fry sauce). Yum.

There have been a few other tasty local specialties, mostly highly caloric, so I am absolutely not going hungry. Fortunately, I’m walking a LOT and Brittany took me to her CrossFit class here in Alice Springs on Monday and Wednesday evenings (the 15th and 17th) and I didn’t die. 😉

One more post about Adelaide to come, then on to Kangaroo Island. We’re long gone from there, but I’m just getting caught up. Brittany and Andy keep me BUSY.

Photos of cute critters, both feathered and furry, coming soon!