Day 12 & 13 : Seacliff
Monday 21st February: Day 12
Today’s travel from kangaroo Island to Seacliff was rather uneventful. We did notice though the limestone topography extended well up into this part of South Australia and into the Langhorne Creek wine region so we decided then that this might be a new wine area worthy of a visit.
Mark and I arrived to our accommodation at Seacliff at around 2 pm and Mark had just enough time to unload the car before heading into Adelaide to pick up Matt and Annabelle. I had sourced the house through Stayz as there were more listings in this region on this portal than on AirBnB and was so pleased on arrival to find such a lovely home. The house has nice views out over the water and faces west so we were promised with some great sunset views.
I’d initially had reservations about the area but was impressed on the drive into Seacliff as there were lots of lovely well maintained homes; it’s always nice, and very often a good sign, to see people taking pride in their homes and surroundings. I had also worried that the house might be too isolated but this concern was soon dispelled when we found the lovely Seacliff Hotel was just 300 metres away! We’d all had a rather long day so decided to make this our destination for dinner. It turned out to be a great choice as the views were great and the meals were very good too. Another noteworthy point about this area was that there was a good variety of ages of people out and about, both at the pub and also walking the seafront promenade so we all got a good, albeit early, first vibe about Seacliff.
After dinner it was back home to watch a glorious sunset and the first half of a great 2013 movie Prisoners. We were all too tired to watch the whole movie so the second half will have to wait until tomorrow!
Tuesday 22nd February: Day 13
It was a cool but sunny start to our first full day in Seacliff. Matt had to work a bit in the morning and so the rest of us decided to have a relaxed morning before we all headed into the Central Markets in Adelaide for lunch and to buy supplies for Thursday’s home night-in dinner.
The boys had a short early bike ride and Annabelle and I went for a walk. We turned right on the seafront Promenade which meant we were headed north, towards Brighton and Glenelg. It was such a relief to find a lot of activity along this beautiful beachfront path, lots of people out walking and jogging and plenty of cyclists. So much of our earlier travels on this trip had been of mornings of very few people out exercising, quite a shock for anyone from Bondi, and so this activity was most welcomed. Annabelle and I made it up as far as Brighton and this turns out to be a lovely area with cafes shops and restaurants and one we definitely noted worthy of a return visit.
Matt spent the morning working and Annabelle and I decided to go and check out Glenelg. I had initially thought this might be a better area to locate for our week long stay but after one hour walking the streets we decided we had hit the jackpot by choosing Seacliff!
The boys then picked us up and we headed into the Central markets. This visit was a little different from previous ones in that it was much less crowded which made it easier to get around. We weren’t sure if this was just because it was later in the day than we usually visit, a weekday or because of Covid? After the markets it was home for a rest before heading back out for dinner.
Annabelle had booked out dinner at Tomiko, a Japanese teppanyaki restaurant in Glenelg located on the Marina Pier. This turned out to be a great choice as the meal was both entertaining and delicious. It is the nicest teppanyaki I’ve ever had and I suspect the vast amounts of butter and garlic that our chef, Larry, used may be some of the reason. The Marina Pier was interesting to look around and is another area worth of a visit if you’re ever in Glenelg.
After dinner it was back to watch the end of Prisoners.
