Cruising to Adelaide

Last week I cruised 500 km from the Grampians to Adelaide, the longest drive of the trip.  Rolling on the A8 I came to the town of Kaniva, just E of the Victoria-South Australia border.  Like most country towns, it featured a cool old hotel.

Also in Kaniva, psychedelic sheep.

There was a rest area on the border.  Here Verde is in Victoria and Lizard is in South Australia.  

Now I've progressed to Glenelg, a swish seaside suburb of Adelaide.  Most Australian beach towns of 1000 or more have a surf lifesaving club.  The surf club is a social centre of the beach community, and trains and staffs lifeguards for the local beach.  The clubs hold lifesaving competitions and have strong rivalries with each other.

Glenelg from the jetty.

I'm having a tasty Italian meal alfresfco in Glenelg...right next to the tram.  Adelaide's only tram line runs from here to the CBD.

Tons (literally) of boats.  Adelaide's airport is nearby, thus the passing airplane.

The view from my window at the Comfort Inn in Glenelg.  It's a tranquil spot, especially mornings and evenings.  A good way to start the day is with an alfresco brekky at the motel's restaurant, watching the cyclists and canoeists pass by.