Goodie Bag Winners!

We just had a long weekend in South Australia 

with a public holiday Monday for Adelaide Cup Day. 

The Adelaide Cup is a horse race. While the punters were having a flutter at the races, I decided that Adelaide Cup Day would be a good day for a  flutter or mini-sweep of our own by drawing the winners of Lupey Loops' very first giveaway.

Tour Down Under 2019 Pictures and Giveaway!

Tour Down Under 2019 Cowbell
Make lots of noise to cheer on the cyclists
and show your appreciation.
 
   
   

Hot, hot, HOT!  The only way to describe the 2019 Tour Down Under.

Of Bards & Bikes

McLaren Vale, South Australia …

Southern Vales and Mt Lofty ranges.

… on the beautiful Fleurieu Peninsula
where I've had a lovely time with 'bards and bikes'.

Tour Down Under 2018 Photos (Part 2)

The Tour Down Under 2019 commences today with Stage 1 of the Women's Tour: Hahndorf to Birdwood.  The circuit takes riders through the picturesque Adelaide Hills and includes the following towns along the way:

Tour Down Under 2018 Photos (Part 1)

Paramedics meet under the starting banner before the race:
Stage 5 McLaren Vale to Willunga via Aldinga

Last year was so hectic, I forgot to share my photos of the 2018 Tour Down Under where even the paramedics are on bikes! 

With little time to spare before the next Tour Down Under rolls around (10–20 January 2019), I've posted more photos, fewer words. Enjoy!

International Visitors

This week in Adelaide marked the arrival of some 

special international visitors.

Housekeeping: in the Home and on the Blog

Mid-July.
Winter.
School holidays.
Tour de France on TV.
(Is anyone participating in the 'Tour de Fleece' activity? Not me.)

I am sitting in a house full of boxes and being subjected to paint fumes while my home is being painted inside and out for the first time since it was built 21 years ago.
Happy 21st Birthday home!

Tour Down Under 2017 at Marvellous McLaren Vale

Setting up for the race.

An early arrival in McLaren Vale, South Australia for
Stage 5 of the Tour Down Under:

The main street is closed and everyone is setting up
for a great day of bike racing.

Park the car, start heading off,
then realise "I've forgotten the camera!"

Mobile phone to the rescue! The photos in this blog entry will be less about 'sports action' and more about the celebratory 'atmosphere'  in McLaren Vale, the heart of the Southern Vales wine region on the Fleurieu Peninsula of South Australia.

Ready, Get Set for Victor Harbor & Tour Down Under 2017

Ready, set ...

Tour Down Under Race Director Mike Turtur OAM prepares
to drop the flag for a rolling start to Stage 3!

Tour Down Under 2017 People's Choice Classic

People's Choice Classic
banner on Hutt Street.

It's the Tour Down Under
in Adelaide, South Australia!

It's a great thrill to have a
Grand Tour race in my home city.

It's an even greater thrill to be there!