Adelaide city life

We spent our first full day in Adelaide exploring the Japanese and Botanic Gardens. It was really exciting to smell the flowers again. We didn't have that in the Outback. In the Botanic Garden, there was a beautiful rose garden and we smelled almost every rose.

In the afternoon, we went to the library to use the Wi-Fi because we would have to pay for Wi-Fi at the hostel. The library is located inside a shopping center. We also spent the next day here.

Since we haven't watched TV in ages, we took advantage of it at the hostel and spent a whole day there when the weather was bad.

On the day of the US elections, we did the touristy thing and visited the National Gallery and the South Australia Museum. We went to Subway for lunch and of course had our ice cream for dessert. Back at the hostel, we watched the US election and nobody could understand how the Americans could actually elect Donald Trump.

There are always job offers hanging in the hostel, and Dominik found a sleep study. They are looking for young men to participate in the study for 10 days and they will receive about $1000 for it. But I'm not a man, so I can't participate. But since we wanted to go to Melbourne together, I have to figure out what to do during that time. The study doesn't start for over a week. So either I stay in Adelaide or I find a HelpX family. With HelpX, you can find families, couples, or singles who need help in their house, garden, or farm. You work a few hours a day and get accommodation and food in return. This way, I could at least save some money. The website lists all the hosts and they write something about their family, the tasks, etc. There are usually also pictures and reviews from other helpers. Since I have no idea what else to do in Adelaide for so long and I could improve my English through HelpX, I chose HelpX. I have chosen a few good hosts and already sent them a message. I got a response on my mailbox after just a few hours. A family would like to take me in and I can come in two days. They have 3 children, 14, 12, and 5 years old, and they live on a farm.

So we enjoyed the last few days. We went to Gleneg Beach because it was getting hot. But the water was still icy cold. After cooling off for 5 minutes, we let ourselves dry. You could already see rain and thunder on the horizon, so we quickly went back to the hostel.

Since the prices for the McLeod's Daughters tour were a bit too much, we decided to just drive there ourselves. So we went there on my last day. We had breakfast at IKEA in the morning, it's only $2.50 there. You save where you can.
The farm where McLeod's Daughters was filmed is now a hotel, and you can't enter the premises if you're not a guest. The gate is so far in front that you can't see the house from there. I was a bit sad that I couldn't see it. But there were some places in the next town that we could visit.

On the way back, we went to a national park. There we saw waterfalls and many koalas sitting in the trees. Dominik had never seen one before, so he kept looking out for them. Suddenly, one was sitting on the ground by the side of the road and ran right in front of us and climbed up the tree.

Since Annie, the 'HelpX mom', picks me up in the evening around 5-6, we still had some of the day left. In the morning, we went to the service. It's just like at home, only in English. We didn't understand much, but it felt somewhat like home. I was starting to get sick and I bought cough drops and a scarf in the city. Back at the hostel, I packed my things and nervously waited for Annie to pick me up. As soon as she arrived, all doubts disappeared.