ADELAIDE

Glenelg

I was a bit worried about coming back to Adelaide, having spent a couple of days in the city centre before and likening it to Milton Keynes (not sure why as it bears no resemblance). This time would be different as we were staying with friends in the suburbs. Rob and Simone’s third child was due any day so we decided to rent an apartment in the fashionable beachside district of Glenelg until she went into hospital.
Jesus what a dump! This was the worst accommodation on the trip so far and we had stayed in some cheap places (eg $7 a night in Rach Gia). I am ashamed to admit that on the second evening I left Karen in this sh*thole to drown my sorrows with local ale, football and fantastic spicy giros (kebabs).

We lasted only 2 nights and then Karen found a great deal on Wotif (local accommodation website). She managed to secure a plush 2- bed penthouse for $200 instead of $400 a night. It was still over budget but we were to be staying with friends for a few weeks so we went for it. The views were spectacular overlooking the sea on one side and the marina on the other. We showed off our newfound pad with a dinner party for Rob, Simone (going in for a Caesar next day), Andy, Nicky + 3 kids (one of whom pressed the alarm in the lift + got stuck with Dad for 30 minutes waiting for an engineer to get them out). All went well in the end and we even had surprise visitors – Nicky’s Dad Jim and brother Dave who were LILO (Last In Last Out – or more accurately ‘Life ’n soul In Legless Out’.