A Weekend in Adelaide

After being here for almost eight months we decided to finally spend some time in Adelaide. It seems we only seem to go there when we fly in or out of the airport. It is three hours south of Port Augusta but it's on the ocean with beautiful beaches, lots of green park areas and all the shopping and activities you would expect in a major city.
We started Saturday with lunch at the beach before heading to the museum which had animals, aboriginal artifacts and a cool room with shells and bugs that the kids could look at through a big microscope. We checked into the hotel and had a swim before meeting another Canadian couple for dinner.
On Sunday morning we got up early, of course! We went to a great open range zoo called Monarto.

This baby zebra is only one week old. Apparently her mom turms her back to her for 24-36 hours so the baby can memorize the stripe pattern and then the baby knows which zebra to follow when they move or run in the wild.

There had to be at least 12 giraffes here and the bus we were riding on went up close and then would stop so we could take pictures.

I think there were 4 grown lions but the best part was the baby cub who was so playful, wrestling with it's mom and pouncing around.

The chimps were our favorite, they are so cool watch. There were rhinos, bison, wild dogs, and lots of conservation projects to help animals on the verge of endangerment.
After lunch we drove back into Adelaide while the kids had a nap in the car and then we met up with Sheena and Paul from Edmonton. The boys went to the footy game (think a combo of football and ultimate frisbee in Canada) and the girls went shopping.

Miles got his jersey from Snake (Clint's deputy principal from school) at our Canada Day birthday party. He and Clint both dressed up and Paul wore a Crows scarf (the opposing team). Geelong Cats vs Adelaide Crows.

This is the team Clint has been cheering for all year. Geelong Cats

The game ended at 7:30 pm and then we had to drive three hours home in the dark. The good news was the kids were so tired that they slept all the way home!