Tag: Sa
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Blackbird Babies
While doing a house sit in a suburb of Adelaide we have been treated to a wonderful experience. Before departing, the home owners told us of blackbirds nesting in the hedge in their backyard and that there were some eggs in it. If you follow my Instagram feed you will have seen most of these…
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Road Trip Wrap-up
After having enjoyed the wonders of the Barossa Valley and Mount Gambier, we found the coast calling to us. As we headed up northwest, our first stop was in the beautiful town of Beachport. One of our discoveries on this road trip was the use of caravan parks for our nighttime accommodation. The first we…
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Road Trip
With our first house sit in Adelaide complete we had 10 ten days to ourselves before starting our second sit in this beautiful city. We rented a car and mapped out a rough route for our short adventure and off we went. The Barossa Valley is a great region to spend some time. The layout…
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Wet Rocks
Sinkhole diving was an unexpected find for us. While doing a house sit in Adelaide we were chatting with the home owner and he mentioned that he had grown up in the Mount Gambier region and had explored sinkholes when he was younger. He told us of some of the sites and lo and behold,…
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Flowers of Spring
One of the unexpected joys of house sitting in Adelaide at this time of year is the incredible display of flowers. I am very aware that many areas in the world have great flowers come spring. However this is where we are, and they are wonderful. The above photo is the view out our bedroom…
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Adelaide, South Australia
We have arrived and settled in to our latest house sit in Adelaide. We had briefly stopped here a couple of years ago and are happy to be back with more time to enjoy what the area has to offer. Unfortunately we seem to have brought the rainy weather with us and every trip out…