30/5/2022 – Monday – ?km

It was very windy & very wet last night, the van was shaking most of the night. This morning we drove into Adelaide city again to have a look at the Art Gallery. The guide told us about the exhibition of Japanese ceramics & we went downstairs to look at that first, what a great exhibit, there are certainly some very talented Japanese potters. We spent a long time looking through the exhibit & being impressed by the quality of the exhibits on display & the techniques used.

There was another exhibit in the basement of contemporary artists & that was interesting, some was ordinary. Then we had a look at the Australian works on the main floor, some stunning iconic paintings by renowned artists such as Hans Heysen (local Hahndorf artist), Tom Roberts, Arthur Streeton and lots of others. Very good. Mixed with a few modern art.

Lunch was Bento boxes from the Cherry Blossom Japanese café, very tasty & filling before we walked a few blocks to visit some good friends we haven’t seen for a long time.  They down sized to a lovely   apartment in the city. They have great views from the 10^th floor to the Adelaide hills & over the nearby parks. We had scones with cream & jam plus coffee followed by some nice liquors. All too soon it was 5pm & time to go. Back at camp the wind started to pick up again & we look to be in for another very rocky night, it is already gusting to 40 knots. Another great day.