17 August - Adelaide Shores

Our first full day in Adelaide and brilliant weather again. After a very leisurely morning we decided to take a trip to Victor Harbour, one of our favourite spots in this part of the world. First stop, the Bavarian Cafe and to our relief it was still there. After a great coffee and a cherry Danish we were set to have a look around the town. It's probably 4 or 5 years since our last visit and the the place seems to be booming - it looks like it is attracting a lot of retirees. Victor Harbour has a great fountain which features a stainless steel whale tail.

This evening we decided on fish and chips for dinner and after that we visited Port Adelaide hoping to photograph some of the old beautiful buildings in the late afternoon light. Found this old relic which was the Hart Flour Mill - it looks like it is going to be redeveloped into an art precinct.

On the way back to the caravan park I noticed that as the sun was setting there were some interesting cloud formations developing so this evening I took a camera and tripod back to the beach. Glad I did because I captured a lot of great shots - here are a couple.

About an hour or so we were plunged into darkness -it seems the power has gone off in this whole part of Adelaide. Fortunately we have battery backup for all our lighting and I changed the fridge over to gas. Power is expected to be back around 11pm. Not sure of our plans for tomorrow yet - perhaps the city - free bus travel makes it attractive as there is no need for parking the car.