Apr 13, Adelaide

Not such a busy day today. We went to the South Australia Art Museum and there was a special exhibit of Turner Pieces from the Tate in London. We took a tour that showed the evolution of his work from age 13 till his death. It is his representation of light that draws people to his work and it was wonderful to see in person. We also took in the rest of the museum and its extensive collection.

When we drove into town, we saw some Rolls Royces parked behind Government House, so we walked back there. It was the 55th National Rolls Royce Owners Rally and there were maybe 60 Rolls and Bentleys on display. They ranged from the early 1920s to present day.

We wanted to get to the market before it closed, so we rushed down there. It was a frantic place, mobs of people buying and the sellers anxious to sell there produce before it closed. We managed to get some fresh fish. Then we had lunch at a cafe there - Morrocan spinach lentil soup.

We drove by the Greek Orthodox Cathedral and went to St Peter's Cathedral. There was a wedding just ending when we got there, but we only had a short time to look at the interior because there was another wedding in just 15 minutes.

We drove back to Anna's and she was just setting off for the Barossa Valley. We had a little laundry to do, so we did that and worked on the blog.

Since it was Saturday night, we thought it would be good to have pizza. I had seen a wood fired pizza place on Melbourne Street and we were able to find it again, Bliss Pizzeria. We started talking to the owner, Sharkey. He had traveled to 43 states and knew South Bend, Nashville, even Clarksville,TN (where Samson & I met).
There was another man waiting for a pizza, talking to Sharkey, and he was going to a conference in Chicago in May. So we all started talking and he asked us to join him. His name was Brent and he was a Wing Commander in the Royal Australian Air Force, in Aviation Medicine. We had a great night talking about his trip and our trip - he had lived in Darwin, so had suggestions for us. What was going to be take home pizza in front of Anna's tv, ended up being great conversation and really good pizza at the Bliss.

Pictures - Aboriginal bark painting of the Pleiades and Orion, Turner painting of Venice