Adelaide to Glenelg

18-3-2011

Today we are going by bus and tram to Glenelg. Known as Adelaide's best beach. Glenelg is 20 Min's from CBD of Adelaide and ten Min's from airport. Free travel once again this is just great. The first impression was nice Tide was out a long way and the water flat. Clean water and eateries everywhere. The usual churches, shops and cafes.Not as we expected. We walked around the area and viewed the old homes walked along the boardwalk and had lunch then caught tram back to the city.


19/3/2011

Our goal today is to go on the O BARN. I will explain!.

First we caught the bus to the city, then we caught the bus to Tee Tree City which is a shopping centre. Yes another one, but we need to go there to catch the O BARN.

The bus travels on the road at first then it connects to a track [ like a train track but cement and rails].

These are the cement and metal rails that the bus lines up to

this is where the bus comes off the road onto the track

The track has 9" return on edge guided rollers in front of the bus. The O BARN as it is called will travel up to 100 km per hour. The driver does not have to steer but our held the wheel with one hand for stabilisation and his comfort..When it is time to stop at a bus stop it goes onto the road then picks up the track again until the end of the journey. Buses pass one another  on these tracks heading to and from their destination.

OBARN back to the city then off to the train. If nothing else we are trying all transport and we can recommend leaving the car and safe travel by bus, train, and walking.

Hello John here l am

Perfectly clean trains and comfortable

At the station which we walked to, there are ten [10] trains to select from as to where you want to go. Ours was number six. That is John looking for me.
We caught the train to Port Adelaide. first impression was where are we when we hopped off the train. We spotted another couple as lost as ourselves and they didn't know either. The train lets you out in an area that doesn't look anything like a port. The streets were bare of life and all shops were closed except for the Pubs.

Lunch stop to get our bearings. We had to walk a fair way to the wharf. Saturdays everything closes at lunchtime. Once again not a lot to look at only the small channel of water and a bridge. We looked around and found a building that housed the history of the ships long ago. Good arvo.

We decided to catch a bus back to the city and it took about half an hour. The train only ran every hour and we didn't have the time table.

I just love churches

Heading back into the city we passed the Cathedral. When we hopped off the bus l dragged John back up the hill so that we could have a look before it closed. We missed seeing it the other day and didn't realise it was so close to the Entertainment centre. Off up the hill we went and it was worth it there was a wedding just finishing and we could go inside. After taking my pictures naturally l took a photo of the bride. She wore a Silver Grey wedding dress which looked terrible. It was a big wedding maybe it was her second?. Photo not that good but better on the video l took. I didn't want to be rude and move in to get a good photo. We had passed two other weddings in the park we walked past and they were beautiful.

We had to drag our poor bodies back down the hill then up again and then walk into the city to get our bus back home to the van. Great day we did so much.

what a sight we though you needed to see this.

I have to add in the city they have a toilet for the public to use. Naturally we did!. When you go in the door closed and the voice above tells you you have ten Min's and when you wash your hands the toilet flushes itself.
We both agree the best thing we have seen in Adelaide so far or what we liked. It is the best Educational City  we have ever seen. There is the University all over the City and students from all over the world. For anyone with children move here you will be doing the best for your children's future. We will visit. If l was younger l would move here and continue my education.

Every subject or course you can think of is here.Private schools everywhere as well. Parks and activities in every suburb we travelled through on the bus. And happy people everywhere. Adelaide is wonderful  we will be back again.

20-3-2011

On the road again to Port Pirie, raining didn't stop went through o Port Augusta. Still raining when we arrived. Safe that is the main thing. Love to all l think that l have caught up with our news and travel report.