jwood

We were invited to Carrackalinga today by a couple we met a few weeks ago. Carrackalinga is about a one hour drive out of the city, just before you get to the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Well we got to the camp site, the couple made us a cup of tea and proceded to talk about their religion. I personaly am not religious but have no problems with anyone that is. Unless they start preaching. we were invited to watch their rehersal for some festival or other they are performing this evening, whilst being introduced we endured yet another person telling us how great their religion is, i'm sure it is to them. We made our excusses and left about 1 hour after we arrived.

We decided that since we had driven all the way there that we should stop of at the beeches on the way back. We stopped at Carrackalinga beech, lovely. Then we drove along the resevor road and stopped at Myponga (that name still makes me chuckle)resevor to have a look.

We left the resevor and continued onto Sellicks beech. I still cannot believe that all of these beutiful places are on our door step. From selicks beech we went to Aldinga beech, again absolutly fabulos views. We then went straight to Adelaide. Well Ikea to be exact, had a quick look around and grabbed a couple of hot dogs, then carried onto Henley beech. Had a stroll down the beech, walked along the pier and then drove home to Salisbury.

dandn

Thank you for the great pictures it looks lovely !!!!!

Debby

moneypenny20

Well apart from the god botherers and Ikea, sounds like you had a fab time. If it weren't for the god squad, you wouldn't have found those beaches yet - see, they were good for something. Apparently he/she/it works in mysterious ways

jwood

Whats wrong with Ikea?
Yes i said to my hubby if we hadn't been invited it would probably be years before we travel that far. We usualy stay local.
I will call our friends and thank them for their hospitality today. They made us feel welcome but i still got a feeling that they were trying to recruit us. Maybe it's just me i don't know but i did feel on my guard today, i'm realy pleased my children didn't want to come with us, they knew the score. Maybe i should listen to my daughter more often she's 15 going on 25, The camp site was huge and everyone there was part of this religion. apparently this pastor (i think that's what he called him)bought the land years ago and set up the came site (called Nina's camp)and at christmas there was about 8 thousand people there.
I never even got round to asking what their religion was and i'm normally quite nosey.

Katsmajics other half !!!

We are due in Adelaide on the 17th April and those pics are great, it looks sooo loveley and i just cnt eait to get out there and sample some of that scenery.

wmoore

What's right with it? I tense up just driving past the place <shudder>

moneypenny20

It's not the best area though Be even worse if there was a Tesco's next to it

wmoore

Nowt wrong wi' Tesco.

paul30

ASDA would be better though

Sally Simpson

I live near Salisbury! Haven't found the beach yet though!

Great pics

Fly Away

LOL, did these people have glazed expressions and dazzling wide smiles....

We were in Adelaide a year ago - visted all those places in your pics and they brought back some happy memories. Hope to be back out there permanently in a few months! I am so jealous of you!

jwood

Glad yo liked them, where in Adelaid are you hoping to settle. Maybe we could meet up for coffee once you're settled

I_Will_Freckle

thanks for sharing those lovely photos.

Fly Away

Coffee would be lovely.

We are not sure where we are going to settle yet. We drove round most of Adelaide it seemed and there were quite afew places we liked. Salisbury was one of the areas...... It will come down to where we can get a rental and which school we decide to send our DD to. Couldn't get to see any schools when we were there as it was Easter hols...

So I mean we are going to wing it!!

How long have you been there? Are you enjoying it?? (Silly question )

jwood

Hi we arrived here on 29th November 2007, Started of in Surrey Downs and now have a 12 month rental in Salisbury. Salisbury High School seems ok. My two (daughter 15 and son 13) have settled in well. They had a total of 13 weeks of school last year wich wasn't good for them. My son had to take Japanese as a language as all the other languages were taken. He seems to be doing well even though he didn't want to take a language, let alone Japanese.
Yes we are loving it, i start a job on Tuesday for a couple of months so at least we will have an income if only temporay. Would i return to the UK? No chance.