Day 123
Sunday
30 April 2017 -
Finished “Tears of the Moon” by Di Morrissey. I really enjoyed this tale of 2
women and the journey their lives take. I also liked the fact it was set in a
number of WA locations.
Mount Pleasant -
Stepney – Thebarton – Croyden Park - Semaphore
Sunday here again! I think back over all the Sundays and
marvel at the places we were, so much has been seen and I know so much more
awaits. We were up and getting our selves sorted just after 8.30am. We loaded
the washing machine and walked laps of the oval as we waited for it to finish
before loading it all into the drier.
It was 11am when we finally got on the road, heading into
Adelaide to check out a number of breweries. Our first stop was Little Bang
Brewing Co in Stepney. This has only been open for two years and is in a quiet
semi industrial area of town. The guy behind the bar was very personable and
made us feel welcome, walking Paul through the beers as the place began to fill
up. I even tried a couple of their beers and enjoyed them. Maybe I will become
a beer convert on this trip, however the last beer I tasted had me pulling
faces, so maybe not.
We moved on to the Wheatsheaf Hotel in Thebarton and
wondered what we had come to as we walked the corner to the door. It certainly
was a dive on the outside, but it was a little gem on the inside. We were told
about this place when we were here last time, but never managed to get here.
They have a great selection of craft beers on tap and in bottles and have been
brewing their own for four years. Jade, the brewer and owner was so passionate
about her pub and what they were doing. They do a wide variety of styles and
all are a little weird, which is right up Paul’s street. The tastings were
completed in regular size glasses with often more than a standard pour given.
Paul was in heaven.
I happily took the photos and listened to the banter, I am
beginning to pick up the lingo and terms used for brewing, it’s a bit scary
really.
We were shown through the pub and the brew house along with
their sea container bar out in the beer garden. It was wonderful to come across
someone who obviously loved what they were doing.
We then ventured on to Brew Boys in Croydon Park, this was
a small brewpub on a busy main street. We entered, moving into the dark bar
area where the blues band was just setting up for their set. Paul Managed to
talk his way through his spiel and had the barmaid pouring him small samples of
their range for him to try. By now I was
starving and was wanting to find something to eat.
We left the brewery, heading to Semaphore, a beachside spot
near the port and a place we checked out when we were here in Feb, if only we
had know there was a brewery then. We found our way to Sweet Amber Brew Café
and were delighted to see they did wood fired pizza. I ordered as Paul was
poured their one and only beer. He talked to the bar staff and brewer before we
sat down and enjoyed our lunch, I only wish I had ordered another, it was so
good.
By 4pm we were all done and ready to head home. The GPS was
saying we would be on the road for a further hour and a quarter. I followed its instructions, as Paul went
from conscious to asleep in the chair, to awake when the GPS spat out
instructions.
On the drive we encountered roads and small towns we had not
ventured through before. We wound our way into the hills, enjoying the bright
sunlight that had come out to greet us. The drive was relatively easy and we
made it home with little fuss.
Paul readied the car and put it on the trailer, so that our
departure could be swift in the morning. I began loading the photos and then
organised our dinner which we ate heartily, still hungry after delaying our
lunch. We spent the evening listening to the Ipod and finishing up things on
the net, before retiring once again, ready for the start of the next adventure.
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