Around Adelaide

Tuesday was a scorcher, and especially so in the North East of Adelaide, where a temperature of 38 degrees was recorded outside.   And it certainly felt like that when we stood outside the car.

Our first port of call was Walkeley Heights, where we visited Joan and Rob and had a much needed cut of coffee, and some delicious snacks.    Joan's mother was also there, as well as their two lovely dogs, Wally and Winnie.    Wally especially loved licking my feet, which were covered in salt from too much swimming in the sea, I think.    In all the excitement, I forgot to take photos of Joan and Rob, as well as their house and the local area.   Thank you Joan for sending me the photo of Wally and Winnie, and I know that I can catch up for a photo shoot when I see you on the 17th January.

Walkeley Heights is not far from Windsor Gardens, where we used to live.  The changes are amazing.   Where there used to be fields, there are now houses, and lots of them.   However, the surrounding areas have improved as a result of all the building work up that way, especially Holden Hill, and Gilles Plains, once very down market areas.

The photo below is of our flat, part of a complex of three flats, at Windsor Gardens.    We rent it out of course.   The heat was searing as we stood on the pavement.    This used to be an area of fibro houses on large blocks of land, which are being sold off, houses knocked down and land sub divided.   An appropriate use of land, especially as the area is only 20 minutes from the centre of Adelaide.

The view up our road at Windsor Gardens.

The corner of our old house in Windsor Gardens, looking very neglected.   A future redevelopment site, I fear.

The view of the linear park, from the bottom of our old street.   A little dry at this time of the year.

On Thursday, the weather had cooled down somewhat, although it was still sunny.    We set off to visit Tina and David at their house in Henley Beach.  A wonderful location, with magnificent views of the beach and water.   A very windy day but we did not feel it behind the windows at the front of the house, as we ate our very delicious lunch, which was washed down with an equally delicious wine.   And watched the world walk by, as well as the waves crashing onto the sand.

David landscaped the front courtyard and won a small gardens award.   The variety of plants, which survive the salt air were quite amazing.    A tranquil little spot.  

Tina and David own the right hand semi detached house.     We lived in the house on the left of the picture.

Then we drove up to Gawler, on the new highway from Port Adelaide to Gawler, which then goes beyond to the Barossa Valley.