Day 11, Third of the way.......
Tired! Tired! Tired!!!
We were hoping to be up early but everyone is so tired from all the activities over the last week and a half that we all slept in till 8:30 am; meaning our departure for the days activities was somewhat delayed.
Prior to heading out on our days adventures we needed to do a little grocery shop. After realising that just about everything in Adelaide shuts at 5pm on the weekend the evening before, we swiftly ventured down to Westfields in Marion only to find out that along with early closing times NOTHING opens till 11am on a Sunday either!!.....and are only open till 4pm. This has been a rude awakening to us over here (massive 1st world problem right there!!).
SO, abandoning our shopping, we headed out to the Adelaide hills for a day of chocolate, cars and wine! What more could one ask for??
First stop, Melba's chocolates. Yummo!! , After perusing the factory, and watching them make giant easter eggs and bunnies; a selection of favourite treats was purchased (some for more than others).
Upon leaving Melba's we stumbled upon another cheese factory which was too good an opportunity to miss. And yes more cheese was purchased. But this time of another variety. Buffalo Persian Feta 😂
From there it was on to Birdwood, to the National Motor Museum. Whilst we have been here before, we really wanted to show master oskar some cool cars ( one of his favourite things in the world). Mr Oskar however was in somewhat of a 'devil spawn' 😈 mood today and we essentially spent 1.5 hours trying to stop him running away to the gift shop.
The remainder of the afternoon was spent drinking wine and eating fine cheese at Fox Creek wines! Thank the Lord Oskar Slept for the hour and a half it took us to drive from birdwood to McLaren Vale. We were pleasantly surprised by the beautiful wine and a gorgeous backdrop; we were flying blind when it came to choosing any winery to visit and chose on family friendly factor- overall a great little spot and even better because their winery is very welcoming of children; allowing for balls, running around, laughter and setting up a treasure hunt for the kids to self entertaine whilst the adults relax and chat.However, kids will only self entertain for so long before they are bored and annoying; SO blond and I decided we need to come to Adelaide on our own and do a wine tour without the kids.
As all businesseses close at 5pm on a weekend, we headed back to Marion and spent the evening in the usual fashion beside the pool, with a BBQ for dinner.
Early night for all tonight with some much need sleep. We are all beginning to be a little short with each other and perhaps some extra down time may just be what's needed to survive the remainder of our trip together as a family of 5.
See you all tomorrow.
We were hoping to be up early but everyone is so tired from all the activities over the last week and a half that we all slept in till 8:30 am; meaning our departure for the days activities was somewhat delayed.
Prior to heading out on our days adventures we needed to do a little grocery shop. After realising that just about everything in Adelaide shuts at 5pm on the weekend the evening before, we swiftly ventured down to Westfields in Marion only to find out that along with early closing times NOTHING opens till 11am on a Sunday either!!.....and are only open till 4pm. This has been a rude awakening to us over here (massive 1st world problem right there!!).
SO, abandoning our shopping, we headed out to the Adelaide hills for a day of chocolate, cars and wine! What more could one ask for??
First stop, Melba's chocolates. Yummo!! , After perusing the factory, and watching them make giant easter eggs and bunnies; a selection of favourite treats was purchased (some for more than others).
Upon leaving Melba's we stumbled upon another cheese factory which was too good an opportunity to miss. And yes more cheese was purchased. But this time of another variety. Buffalo Persian Feta 😂
From there it was on to Birdwood, to the National Motor Museum. Whilst we have been here before, we really wanted to show master oskar some cool cars ( one of his favourite things in the world). Mr Oskar however was in somewhat of a 'devil spawn' 😈 mood today and we essentially spent 1.5 hours trying to stop him running away to the gift shop.
The remainder of the afternoon was spent drinking wine and eating fine cheese at Fox Creek wines! Thank the Lord Oskar Slept for the hour and a half it took us to drive from birdwood to McLaren Vale. We were pleasantly surprised by the beautiful wine and a gorgeous backdrop; we were flying blind when it came to choosing any winery to visit and chose on family friendly factor- overall a great little spot and even better because their winery is very welcoming of children; allowing for balls, running around, laughter and setting up a treasure hunt for the kids to self entertaine whilst the adults relax and chat.However, kids will only self entertain for so long before they are bored and annoying; SO blond and I decided we need to come to Adelaide on our own and do a wine tour without the kids.
As all businesseses close at 5pm on a weekend, we headed back to Marion and spent the evening in the usual fashion beside the pool, with a BBQ for dinner.
Early night for all tonight with some much need sleep. We are all beginning to be a little short with each other and perhaps some extra down time may just be what's needed to survive the remainder of our trip together as a family of 5.
See you all tomorrow.
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