Saturday presented cool showery weather, although this
didn't deter Trudi, Nat & I going for a run along the beach with coffee
afterward. As usual Mr Mom (Kim) looked after the 3 kids because I think
quietly he enjoys it...
It was good to stretch the legs and Henley Beach is a
very nice beachside suburb, in summer it would be a busy little Mecca.
A friend (Matthew) was coincidentally racing in a
national cross country meet in The Adelaide Hills, so we went up and offered
some support. We had this area on our
itinerary so 2birds-1stone. He raced well although I am sure he wanted better
given the high standards he places upon himself. Well done and congrats on just
being there mate.
A little German-themed town called Hahndorf is centrally
located in the Hills and a must visit. Deciduous tree lined streets abound with
their limbs creating a canopy effect which is pretty hard to find where we come
from.
There are lots of shops along the street offering all
sorts of things German, but we gravitated to the pastry & cheese shops
where we managed to lighten the pockets a bit. We are suckers for French
Vanilla Slices & decent cheeses. A great little place recommended by Kim as
one of the better haunts in the Hills.
Sue & Dale rolled in at 2:35pm. We got them checked
in and ate some of the Hahndorf gear we'd just purchased, coupled with a couple
of frothies of course. Kim & Trudi had dinner booked at an infamous Greek
restaurant so we made our way back to organise the boys and ready them for the
babysitter. Upon getting down to the car there was a parking inspector who had
just fined me for parking in the wrong spot
(we didn't even check signage when we arrived) Just what I need I
thought......
I gave him one of my more creative stories and to cut a
long story short, I charmed him enough for him to say "take the ticket off
your window and I will void it." I then said "here I was thinking all
parking detectives didn't have hearts....well done mate you are a
champion" I almost got a smile and tossed up whether a high five
was appropriate but chose not to. Nat just shook her head customarily and said "I cant
believe it, you are bloody amazing!!!"
Zucca was the restaurant we went to for dinner - and it
didn't disappoint. Great food and service,
reasonably priced - no wonder it's a favourite with many in Adelaide.
Kim & Trudi had the chance to meet Sue & Dale also which was good. It's
hard not to like them & as always they fit in perfectly so the 6 of us had
a great time with some funny stories told over the course of the night. A great
time!
We had to be home reasonably early because we had the
sitters watching the kids and we wanted to save ourselves for the winery tour
Sunday, so although glowing a little we managed to put our heads down by 11.
The kids were spending a day without us tomorrow so we wanted to make sure they
weren't too feral.
Jase
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