Twinsanity

Yesterday afternoon we took a trip down to Glenelg for the first time in ages to meet up with Amanda and her clan who were back in Adelaide for a brief visit from some far-flung place 10kms past Woop-Woop.

'Manda came over with her hubby G and their three kids, the twins G & K and the littl'un P. Ab is the same age as G & K and our twins are the same age (ish) as P. Ab seemed to get on ok with G & K which was great and our twins just seemed to be in a world of their own - they aren't always the most sociable but at least they weren't telling the other kids off.

Ab had been on an excursion to Cleland with school so she was a bit knackered and the twins were tired but motored on through the evening regardless.

Glenelg really has changed since our last visit. More food places, more apartments and Magic Mountain (which was still standing when we were last there) has now been replaced by the funky but heavily over-priced The Beach House. I can see what they are trying to do and it does seem like a very fun place for kids, but just think of poor old Mum and Dad who would have to re-mortgage the house just to spend a couple of hours there. A big thumbs down to the staff who looked and acted bored. The dickhead on the dodgems (or doldrums as Ab calls them) grunted once and pointed a couple of times but didn't say anything comprehensible.

So after an hour playing some arcade games at that place we headed out for something to eat and just to keep the kids amused we grabbed some Macca's. After that we wandered up the main street and then back down to the beach to watch the sun go down while some mad Polish athletes from the World Police & Fire Games tried to take a dip in the ocean. Joe loved watching the planes take off. I must admit I think I still love watching them too.

It was great to catch up with Amanda again, particularly getting to meet her family for the first time, even if it was only for a short amount of time.

The sea air yesterday has left me completely buggered today though.