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SOSA Day six
So, were safely back in Adelaide having braved temperatures of 42oc in the bush today. Even back in the city it was 39oc at 7pm; an absolute scorcher as the Aussies would say! We had to cover 500km to make it back to the city so we set off early, travelling through remarkable outback with the 80s disco tunes blazing from the bus. First stop was the Cultural Centre in Port Augusta. Did you know that the aboriginal people bind spear heads to their spears using the leg sinews of freshly dead ...From: mystatravelViews: 30
1 ratingsTime: 01:56 More in Travel & Events posted September 8, 2009 at 9:27 AM
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SOSA Day seven
There were no activities scheduled today so we decided to head down to one of Adelaide's finest beaches. It was an absolute peach of a day reaching a high of 42 degrees at lunchtime! Having missed out on the Great Whites in Port Lincoln we were treated to what appeared to be a couple of Bronze Whaler sharks on Grange Beach. In South Australia they send out planes and helicopters fitted with police sirens to warn bathers of incoming predators. Very cool. Tomorrow we're off to Kanagaroo Island ...From: mystatravelViews: 11 
1 ratingsTime: 00:36 More in Travel & Events posted September 8, 2009 at 9:27 AM
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SOSA Day eleven
Red red wine you make me feel so fine, keep me rocking all of the time. Well almost, though I wouldnt necessarily recommend drinking too much before 10.30 am on a hangover ... Today we visited the Barossa Valley, an hour or so outside Adelaide and very much the epicentre of Australian wine production. Roughly half of all Aussie wine is made here. On our way there we stopped off at the whispering wall; a dam with splendid acoustics that allow visitors to hear each others whispers from one ...From: mystatravelViews: 40 1 ratingsTime: 02:25 More in Travel & Events posted September 8, 2009 at 9:25 AM
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SOSA Day ten
After the travel of the past nine days, today we decided to stay put and take advantage of all that Adelaide has to offer. Sniffing out breakfast we headed down to Central Market, a large covered market offering the best South Australian produce. We found dead a lot of the animals wed seen alive this week - managing to see kangaroo curry, fillet and sausages! Having feasted on delicious coffee and muffins, we picked up some goodies for lunch and headed for the pedalos on the Torrens River ...From: mystatravelViews: 189 1 ratingsTime: 02:35 More in Travel & Events posted October 29, 2009 at 4:26 PM
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SOSA Day nine
I am writing this sitting on the ferry bound for Port Jarvis. Weve had a wicked time on Kangaroo Island and most of us wish we werent leaving so soon. Our stay was particularly rad thanks to our super-duper-surfer-dude-dreadlocked-guide, Jason who made each activity that little bit more unique. Yesterday was ridiculously action packed and today was similarly paced with a 7am start that got us to Remarkable Rocks before anyone else arrived. The rocks resemble Snoopy on top of his doghouse, a ...From: mystatravelViews: 32 1 ratingsTime: 02:34 More in Travel & Events posted January 22, 2010 at 7:39 AM
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SOSA Day two
Last nights camp-fire talk of dangerous creepy crawlies failed to scare most of us and the group slept well in their tents. We were up with the sun to travel to Baird Bay where the dolphins and sea lions, and Baird Bay Ocean Eco Experience, were waiting. Pulling on shorty wetsuits we piled into the boat and sailed into the bay. In no time at all the dolphins were all around the boat, including Scar, a regular member of the pod, with her brand new baby. We had to jump into the water pretty ...From: mystatravelViews: 368 0 ratingsTime: 01:47 More in Travel & Events posted January 22, 2010 at 3:02 AM
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SOSA Day four
We set off for the Colton Bakery experience and on a small, back lane in the bush, we met Matt. Matt has not only a bakery in his backyard but also a golf hole, ten surf boards and a sheep. He truly is living the good life and runs the bakery on an honour system at the side of the road. From there we headed to Port Lincoln for our next adventure, swimming with tuna. I didn't realise just how big these fish are. Some can weigh as much as 100kgs! We took a boat out to the middle of the ...From: mystatravelViews: 30 0 ratingsTime: 01:57 More in Travel & Events posted December 21, 2009 at 7:44 AM
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SOSA Day three
I woke up to the howls of Molly the Border Collie - thats our wake up call here at Coodlie Park, HQ of Nullabor Tours. We went to a beautiful, pristine beach for a few hours of surf lessons this morning and I think most of us caught the surfing bug. Spike and Lisa from Kingo Surf School were excellent instructors and managed to take our minds off the Great Whites swimming just in the bay. We spent the rest of the day exploring the spectacular coastline of Coodlie Park with Hassie, the ...From: mystatravelViews: 41 0 ratingsTime: 02:49 More in Travel & Events posted October 19, 2009 at 4:08 AM
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SOSA Day one
After three flights, two stopovers and 30 hours we finally made it. We are in South Australia!! Wayne, owner of the Blue Galah, was a welcome face at the airport. After settling in at the hostel we headed straight to the beach for a much-needed dip in astonishingly warm water. Adelaide seems like a really well thought out city; small and compact but surrounded by beautiful parklands. Before jet lag kicked in Andrew, who will be filming our trip for the folks back home, took us out for dinner ...From: mystatravelViews: 28 1 ratingsTime: 02:10 More in Travel & Events posted October 18, 2009 at 3:59 PM
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SOSA Day twelve
So sadly, we've had our last full day. Putting aside thoughts of returning to a wintry London we were up early to board the catamaran, Temptation, for a morning of dolphin spotting. Thankfully, given my experience on the shark boat (!), the sea was flat calm and it was a beautiful day to be out. We sailed south along the coast keeping an eye out for dolphins and didn't have to wait long. A shout of "Swimmers ready" was called, and then, "Swimmers in" and we launched ourselves off the back of ...From: mystatravelViews: 238 1 ratingsTime: 02:58 More in Travel & Events posted January 18, 2010 at 9:19 AM
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SOSA Day eight
So much has been packed into today that its hard to know where to start. Lets cut to the chase; were on Kangaroo Island Australias third largest island and number one rated Asia-Pacific island according to National Geographic surrounded by 30000 koalas and rather a lot of kangaroos. Now were at Flinders Chase Farm sitting around a campfire with a cold Toohey reflecting on an action packed day. Weve climbed 500 or so steps up Prospect Hill for some spectacular views, and to see where the ...From: mystatravelViews: 41 1 ratingsTime: 02:37 More in Travel & Events posted December 17, 2009 at 10:43 PM
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SOSA Day five
Today was the day weve been talking about for the whole trip. The day of the Great White Sharks We imagined 6m long grey beasts, with lifeless black eyes scraping the bars of the cage with their razor sharp teeth while we feared for our lives 10ft from the surface. Let me end your suspense. We didnt see any! For whatever reason; moon, tides or temperature, no sharks turned up. Thats not to say I didnt have a fantastic day. Arriving on the quay bright and early to board Calypso Stars charter ...From: mystatravelViews: 105 0 ratingsTime: 02:34 More in Travel & Events posted January 1, 2010 at 5:11 PM
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