Adelaide 4WD Show

The 4WD and boat show is on this weekend at the Showground. I walked across to see if there were any new inventions or tips useful for our travels.

Dozens of caravans and camper trailers were on display. I checked out the two Bushtrackers, but can see no reason for upgrading, especially since there is a 2 year waiting list for new orders!

Bluey loves fruit – tomatoes, apples, oranges, mandarins, berries, kiwi fruit and especially mangoes. He would like grapes but they are strictly kept away from him, to the extent of making sure none are ever dropped on the floor because he would pounce on them. I put him in the critters’ playpen and gave him the rest of my mango after cutting off the cheeks. It kept him entertained and he removed all the fruit from the seed.

We took Bluey for a walk to Drakes to top up essentials. Two security guards were patrolling the carpark to stop people from parking there if they were not customers. Apparently visitors to events at the Showground try to park at Drakes, because it is across the road and there is very little parking in the area.

This mural is at the rear of the shopping area. There is very little graffiti in this area, but I doubt murals deter such vandalism.

Our caravan park is quite busy, but we have very large sites close to the centre of Adelaide. If this facility had not been created within the Showground, we would not be able to park cars let alone RVs anywhere else in the area,

We walked along Goodwood Rd surveying the dining options. This is the first time we have walked late in the day and noticed different buildings, such as the Greek Orthodox Church of Saints Constantine and Helen. This building was constructed in 1884 as a Bible Christian Church, a Methodist denomination, but was converted in the orthodox tradition. The Church website quotes the cost of weddings, christenings and funerals as $250 each. The first photo is a stock flikr photo of the church.