We arose very early on Monday morning to get to the airport for a 5:50 a.m. flight to Sydney. We managed to successfully leave the rental car and find our way to check to our bags and get our boarding passes. The main industry in Western Australia is mining, and it was very interesting to be there early in the morning to see all the miners geared up and heading for their flights to the mines. Reminded us of the Rio Tinto remediation workers at Holden Village. (Rio Tinto is a huge global mining company that started in Australia but is now headquartered in London. It owns the tallest building in Perth.)
Our flight to Sydney was uneventful. We had a couple hours to wait in Sydney for our flight to Adelaide. Ironically, our flight to Sydney flew right over Adelaide! (This trip has been an odd one for planning.) The flight to Adelaide was a delightful adventure. We were in aisle seats across from each other, and our seat partners were totally talkative. Those next to me almost instantly gave me their contact info if our trips in South Australia came near their home in the Adelaide Hills! Larry was sitting with one of four farmers wives who had gone to Sydney for the Madonna concert. The conversations lasted the entire two hour trip! One hilarious moment was when we said where we were going and pronounced the town “Wirrabahrra.” A chorus of about 10 people hollered “WiRAbarra.” (It’s spelled Wirrabarra.) Anyway, it was a very entertaining flight.
After arriving, we retrieved our luggage and easily picked up our rental car, and pretty easily found our way to our apartment rental here. It is a nice and comfortable place, although not as pleasant as our Fremantle flat. We found a very good dinner in the pub next door. So our Adelaide adventure begins.
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