Adelaide Days 5-7

Our initial days were spent beneath gloomy overcast skies. However by Friday, Adelaide realised that the weekend was just around the corner and reflected the city's anticipation with clear, blue heavens. We walked to the Adelaide Central markets, which was like a Cheese, Fruit & Salami Lover's version of heaven. I love walking through all those different stalls, each with their own particular brand of homemade tasty goodness, nibbling a little of this and a little of that. It reminded me so much of growing up, when Mum would take us kids to the market and teach us how to spot a ripe fruit or a healthy vegie.

Adelaide Central Markets

The main reason we'd come to Adelaide, was because I'd won entry into the radiography conference ASMMIRT. Typical of radiography conferences, there were lots of technological goodies and freebies, as all the various companies tried to market their new toys.

I got an insightful peek into the world of liver transplantation and afterwards, it was time to chill out at the National Wine Centre. Dominick, the head of MRI at Queensland X-ray, was also attending the talk to give talks about MRI imaging. It was at the wine centre that we met up with Dom and his wife, who had a good ole chat with Craig about the plight of being the other half of a radiographer. For some reason, I'd imagined that there would be a lot of wine varieties from various sellers but I was a little disappointed to find only 6 kinds of wine and all seeming from the same company. Not that I'm much of a wine buff. I can only really enjoy Moscatos or dessert wines (yes, I know, the sweetest kind of wine) and Craig was a beer man. It wasn't a complete disappointment though. There were some awesome cheese & salad dressings store, thus restoring our faith in the tastiness of South Australian fare. After saying goodbye to Dom and Michelle, we made a quick escape and soon found ourselves a decent pub for some real food.

Adelaide by Night

The River Torrens. Can you see the sleeping black swans?

I spent most of Saturday at the conference, reviewing breast imaging, neuro topics and stroke pathways. Since starting MRI a few weeks ago, it had opened up a whole new world of imaging, now that the MRI talks had become more relevant to me. All in all, it was a pretty educational day.

It didn't take long for Sunday morning to come along, marking the first day of our road trip on the great ocean road drive. Our first stop was the lovely town of Hahndorf. It was originally a German settlement so naturally, Craig and I headed straight for some German food for lunch. And boy were those Kranksies delicious! Hahndorf is like this great place you would take family and friends. The street is lined with beautiful maple trees whose leaves had turned red in the Autumn weather. And the quaint shops were a mixture of fudge, boiled American lollies & mini cinnamon donuts. It was like a sugary, German town for all ages. Craig and I stocked up on goodies for our trip, with enough sugar & water to last us till the end of our holiday! And with that, we were on our way. Until the next post, take care!