One of Kelly's days off so she drove Jo and I up to the Crafers Hotel (https://www.crafershotel.com.au/) for lunch. It had recently been named as Best Hotel in Australia and whilst that title may be a little subjective, it's certainly a lovely place and we were very impressed. We had, at the last minute, considered returning to the Uraidla Hotel (https://uraidlahotel.com.au/) where we had been last year - it has since opened up the adjacent microbrewery that was close to completion when we were there last year - but we definitely made the right decision to stick with Plan A - especially when we discovered that the Crafers Hotel was pouring some of the Uraidla beers.
Whilst the beers were very good, the main attraction was the food, which was both interesting and varied - and well presented:
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| Jo and I started with the scallops |
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| My main meal was crab |
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| Jo's main - a kind of filo pie |
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| Kelly's veggie option |
Meanwhile, I had headed in to town to have a few beers and a bite with Chris, brother Matt and best pal Anthony. We met in Clever Little Tailor (http://www.cleverlittletailor.com.au/) and then headed over to the newly refurbished Sparkke (https://www.sparkke.com/), which has recently undergone a major renovation/upgrade. Reputedly they spent A$1.8m. (about £1m.) on it - it's nice but how are they going to get a payback on that?
Matt, who doesn't drink now since he got the cycling bug (he recently completed the Coast to Coast and the Tour Down Under routes) drove us home and Jo and I settled down to watch another episode of My Kitchen Rules (MKR). It's kind of like Masterchef meets Big Brother - a bit naff, but we haven't found much else, apart from old British panel shows, to watch on Aussie Digital TV.
Thursday 28th March
Sure enough, Asher wasn't too bright so Chris decided to have a day off work and keep both the boys at home. Jo and I had made arrangements to drive down to Port Eliot and meet up with Lorene and David, Chris' Mum and Dad, who took us to nearby Victor Harbor, scene of the infamous boat sinking a few years ago which could have seen the end of David, brother-in-law Harry and Kelly and Chris.
We walked over the causeway to Granite Island and round to the cafe at the far side. The last time we were there it was pretty standard fare, run by the local council, but it's since been franchised out and what a transformation! Jo had Barramundi, Lorene a Tuna Salad and I had salt and Pepper Squid Rings and they were all delicious. (David stuck to a simple Ham and Cheese Croissant.)
After lunch, I went for a stroll around the other side of the island and Jo and Lorene did a slightly shorter version, whilst David headed back to the car. I took some photos on my walk, including some of the sculptures dotted around the island:
We got slightly lost on the way home - I took a wrong turning which added about half an hour to our journey but we got back to ours before 5 pm. It had been a pretty warm day - 30C - so we both took a short dip in our pool before Kelly arrived from work on her bike to pick up her car.
No MKR tonight so we had to settle for shuttling between the news, documentaries and Spicks and Specks, a Never Mind the Buzzcocks look-a-like, hosted by the well-known face of Adam Hills.
Friday 29th March
There was a bit of rain pattering away on our tin roof early this morning and some more is forecast in the next hour or so before being cleared away by the wind. The weather forecast on TV last night was amusing for us Brits - quote "a cold, wintery front will hit Adelaide on Friday - the temperature will drop to 20C"!
It's Miller's Sports Day at school today and we'll be heading over there later on. Kelly and Asher have just arrived so we'll be looking after the wee fella for the next couple of hours. Best go and shower now.
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