Tuesday walking again

Jo and I were free agents again today and we decided to go for another slow walk - this time to Port Adelaide, where we planned to do the noon tour of the old City of Adelaide Clipper ship. On the way we planned to walk the new-ish Loop Path round the Port.

We stopped to ask another couple directions only to discover that they were from Helensburgh. Their son now lives in Port Adelaide and they were doing the Loop Path the opposite way from us. Turns out he is Chairman of the Argyll Classic and Sporting Car Club and there was a procession of Corvettes in the Port last Sunday, so he took a few photos and they've now been posted on the Club's web site - http://forargyll.com/2015/02/argyll-classic-sporting-car-club-chair-running-to-form-in-adelaide/ 10,000 miles away.

We arrived just in time for the noon tour round the old Clipper. It's a bit of a wreck, after sitting in silt in the Clyde for many years after a mishap when it was run as a nightclub. It's always interesting to hear the other side's story and, whilst our guide didn't cast Scotland in an entirely bad light, there was a bit of an underlying insinuation that we should have done more to preserve it. Then again, the Aussie Government isn't exactly backing the restoration project either - currently it's all volunteer effort. In the end, Scotland agreed to fund £0.75m. of the bill to get the ship back to Adelaide, but the cynics amongst you will say that they only did this because the cost of dismantling it would have been 4 or 5 times greater than this. They are still flying the St. Andrews Cross there, so that's good.

When we met the couple from Helensburgh, they had told us there was a dolphin wandering round the inner harbours - a unique sight in an inner city environment. We spotted it playing around in the distance, but then got a much closer look at it when it appeared as we were doing the Clipper tour:

Here's Jo amidships on the Clipper:

That's about. Time to sit down for dinner now. G & T finished and now on the red wine. Kelly alert - she's discovered red wine, so hide your stocks if she comes to visit!

Miller's playing in the sand pit and paddling pool and having a whale of time.

My cold is a little better - thanks for asking. Last night wasn't much fun, but hoping for better things tonight.