Adelaide has numerous Asian restaurants so of course we had pho for dinner our first night there!

Santa float at Rundle Mall

Pigeon sculpture at the Rundle Mall

Iconic silver balls at Rundle Mall (with The Regent in the background)

Adelaide Arcade

The Rundle Mall pigs

Mural of grey nurse sharks

Colorful mural on Leigh Street

Street art; Adelaide

Street art in Adelaide

Mural on YHA Adelaide Central

Mural of Steve Irwin

Cool street mural in downtown Adelaide

Mural of Hollywood actress Lupita Nyong'o

Adelaide wall mural

"It is good to be hated by the right people" - Johnny Cash

Mural of Schitt's Creek's Alexis booping David on the nose

Rainbow walk to celebrate Adelaide's LGBTQ community

Aussie poster

Becky kissing a chimp

Street mural; Adelaide

African street art in Adelaide

Lion Arts Factory; Adelaide

Street art under Morphett Street Bridge

Kangaroo statue in downtown Adelaide

Sia Furler Lane street art

The life size sculpture of Roy 'Mo' Rene on Hindley Street commemorates comedian Roy Rene (1891 - 1954) who was one of Australia's most loved performers from the Depression of the 1930's

Street art in downtown Adelaide

State Library of South Australia

Display at the Adelaide State Library

The State Library of South Australia has featured exhibits and collections related to LGBTQ rights

Poster about Aboriginals being the "owners of land since time began" at the Adelaide State Library

Trans Australian Railway poster

Lindy Lee's six meter sculpture "The Life of Stars"

Art Gallery of South Australia

Sperm whale skeleton on display at the South Australian Museum

Aboriginal artwork

Black and white photos of Aboriginals at the South Australian Museum

Aboriginal shield designs

Basket weaving on display at the South Australian Museum

Owl pottery on display at the South Australian Museum

Aboriginal baskets on display; South Australian Museum

Emu carving on a boomerang

Benin plaque on display at the South Australian Museum

South Pacific statues; South Australian Museum

Model of a New Guinea dwelling

South Pacific mask on display at the South Australian Museum

South Pacific ceremonial costume on display at the South Australian Museum

A massive face mask on display at the South Australian Museum

Chihuly glass exhibition at the Botanic Gardens in Adelaide

Stunning Chihuly glass display at Adelaide's Botanic Garden

Chihuly glass exhibition at the Botanic Gardens in Adelaide

Float boat by Dale Chihuly at the Adelaide Botanic Garden

One of Chihuly's glass exhibitions on display at the Botanic Garden in Adelaide

Turquoise glass "icebergs" at the Botanic Garden in Adelaide

Glass ball Chihuly exhibit on display at the Botanic Garden in Adelaide

Chihuly glass blowing exhibit on display at the Botanic Garden

Broad-shelled long-necked turtle

Australian raven on a "living with wildlife" sign

Beautiful glass blowing exhibition on display at the Botanical Garden; Adelaide

Chihuly exhibit

Aeonium arboreum (Irish rose)

Bamboo section of the Botanic Garden in Adelaide

Rainbow lorikeet at the Botanic Garden in Adelaide

Street art on Frank's Lane

Aboriginal Street art in Adelaide using dot painting

Adelaide is the city of portrait murals

Artwork on a bar in downtown Adelaide

Portrait of an Aboriginal; downtown Adelaide

Mimby Jones Robinson artwork

Fantastic street mural in Adelaide

Street art revitalizes an old city lane in Adelaide

Street art; Adelaide

Bunnik House; Adelaide

Artwork at the Central Market in Adelaide

Fresh fruit and vegetables for sale at the Adelaide Central Market

A vast selection of desserts for sale at the Central Market in Adelaide

Chinatown street art; Adelaide

Chinatown Adelaide

Street art of a woman hugging a koala; Adelaide

Becky standing by some street murals in Adelaide

Adelaide street art

Colorful street mural; Adelaide

Japanese Garden; Adelaide

Yellow-crested cockatoo

King Edward VII Statue in Adelaide

Student accommodation at The Switch Adelaide Central

Purple jacaranda trees in front of the University of Adelaide

Bonython Hall is the "great hall" of the University of Adelaide

Australia's coat of arms has an emu and kangaroo because they cannot walk backwards, symbolizing a nation moving forward and not looking back

19th century sterling silver ornament with standing Aboriginal warriors hunting emu and kangaroo

Late 19th century ivory carving of three monkeys playing Go

Mughal archway at the Art Gallery of South Australia

Museum visitors getting a lecture on Aboriginal artwork at the Art Gallery of South Australia

Berlinde de Bruyckere's "We Are All Flesh" exhibit at the Art Gallery of South Australia. This thought provoking sculpture used two real horses hanging by a winch for its shock value

Twin Subjecter by Thomas Hirschhorn

Parliament Of South Australia

Adelaide's Railway Station

Marco preparing a calamari dinner for us at his house in Hallett Cove Beach

Samuel's Gorge wine tasting; McLaren Vale

Enjoying a wine tasting with Stephanie and Marco at Samuel's Gorge

Admiring a plant outside Maxwell Wines, our next wine tasting in the McLaren Vale

Our friendly server at Maxwell Wines. The mead tasting flight (sparkling mead, honey mead, spiced mead and liqueur mead) was delicious!

Enjoying a gin tasting at Never Never Distilling Co, an Australian gin distillery in the stunning McLaren Vale region

The iconic cone-shaped rock formation and boardwalk at Sugarloaf rock in Hallett Cove Conservation Park

The Marion Coastal walking trail (a 7 km walk from Marino Rocks to Hallett Cove)

Robby, Marco and Wookiee on the Marion Coastal walkway

A stunning beach house near Hallett Cove

Marco whips up a delicious meal of chili crab for lunch

Robby poses at the Glenelg Rhea Heart

Becky in an oversized beach chair in Glenelg

South Australia's favorite city beach Glenelg, just minutes from Adelaide

View of Glenelg's Ferris Wheel from the jetty

Sticker on a campervan

Wookiee poses nicely for a photo

Kayaking on Happy Valley Reservoir

Pelicans at Happy Valley Reservoir

Selfie at a massive hand near d’arenberg Cube

d'Arenberg Cube is a five-story building in McLaren Vale offering food, wine and art experiences

The wine tasting portion of our d'Arenberg tour

Fantastic bar decor at the d'Arenberg Cube

"Horse saddled with time" Salvador Dalí exhibit at d’Arenberg Cube

"Adam and Eve" Salvador Dalí exhibit at d’Arenberg Cube

The men's urinal at the d'Arenberg Cube

Interesting decor at the d'Arenberg Cube

Robby in the stairwell at the d'Arenberg Cube

Becky at a "Nobility of Time" Salvador Dalí sculpture at the d'Arenberg Cube

Marco enjoying a delicious bowl of beef phở at Bami in Hallett Cove

Selfie with a magnificent sunset in the background at Hallett Cove

Marco and Robby laugh at how much luggage we are traveling with!

Meeting the man, the myth, the legend - Rodney Fox. At just 23 years old, he was attacked by a great white shark. Miraculously, he survived, and had 462 stitches as proof of the near fatal encounter

Sharks can lose up to 20,000 teeth in their lifetime! The teeth keep growing and move out from inside the jaw (like a conveyor belt)

Rodney Fox and Mark Tozer's Marine Conservation and Research Center in Adelaide

Rodney Fox is in Ripley's Believe it or Not! Museum for having suffered one of the worst shark bites and still surviving

Jaws momentos on display at the Rodney Fox & Mark Tozer's Marine Conservation and Research Center

On board the MV Rodney Fox, a large liveaboard vessel used by Rodney Fox Shark Expeditions to run their great white shark tours

Dive humor on the MV Rodney Fox

Rodney Fox life preserver

A dolphin turns to check us out while cruising along the bow

Rapid Bay Jetty is one of Australia's best sites for shore based SCUBA diving

Hoping to stay warm in our semi-dry suits!

Ceratosoma nudibranch

Southern conger

Elegant striped flatworm (pseudoceros concinnus)

Blue-ringed octopus

Crab under the jetty at Rapid Bay

Rapid Bay is one of the best places to see a leafy sea dragon which are endemic to the waters off south Australia

Decorator crab

Ceratosoma nudibranch

Shaw's cowfish

Hermit crab

Leafy sea dragons are closely related to seahorses and pipefish

Bluespotted goatfish

Tasmanian blenny

Decorator crab

Palaemon shrimp

Threefin blenny

Chef Josh prepares pizza and salad for lunch

A rainbow over Rapid Bay Jetty

Dolphins at our bow as we cruise towards Port Lincoln

A dolphin checks us out

Preparing the zodiacs for our snorkel session with Australian fur seals at Hopkins Island

An Australian sea lion balances on its flipper

A curious Australian sea lion

Playful Australian sea lions

Australian sea lion blowing bubbles

The Neptune Islands are located about 60 kms southeast of Port Lincoln and are considered one of the best places to see great white sharks

Two divers plus one dive master for each shark cage rotation as we hope to spot a great white shark

A tuna floats by the MV Rodney as chum

Chum is thrown repeatedly into the water in the hopes of attracting great white sharks

An opportunistic seagull looks for bits of chum to eat at Neptune Islands

Trevally jacks and greater amberjacks attack the chum with gusto at Neptune Islands

A Calypso Shark Cage Diving boat shows up at the Neptune Islands to join us on the hunt for great whites

A seagull dives in for some food

Sunset over the Neptune Islands

Long-nosed fur seals hauling out onto a rocky outcropping at the Neptune Islands

Emma, Rich and Ally excited for their turn to see great white sharks

After 2 days of zero sightings, we got lucky on day 3! A male great white shark showed up at the Neptune Islands

Jacks surrounding the surface cage made it challenging to see great white sharks from that vantage point

The view from the surface cage

Greater amberjack

A great white shark suddenly appears and the jacks quickly disperse!

Aoife and Mike playing Connect Four to pass the time

Brandon Cole entering the surface cage

We got lucky in the afternoon when a great white shark reappeared while we were in the ocean floor shark cage

A sharky kind of day! (Front row: Maddi, Al, Robby, Nick, Becky, Aoife, Dylan and Back row: Ally, Brandon, Curtis, Fab, Emma, Melissa, Rich, Bill, Nigel and Mike)

Emma pouring Pimm's & lemonade cocktails to celebrate our great white shark sighting today

Emma, Nigel, Robby, Rich, Ally and Melissa enjoying the last rays of sunshine on our sharktastic day!

Dressed in our shark themed onesies!

Reunion with Ally and Rich (this is our third trip with them!)

A gorgeous sunset on our last day at the Neptune Islands

Edithburgh Jetty

Tasmanian blenny

Tasmanian blenny

Mosaic leatherjacket

Doris chrysoderma (aka "lemon lolly doris")

Ceratosoma nudibranch

Mollusc on seaweed

Armina sea slug

Tasmanian blenny on colorful coral

Feather duster worm

Decorator crab

Cuttlefish

Southern pygmy leatherjacket

Fulgetrum

East Pacific red octopus

Sepioloidea lineolata (striped pyjama squid)

Pyjama squid trying to bury itself under the sand

Second Valley was the site of our last dive for the trip. Southern blue devils are reputed to live here!

The rumors were true! We spotted a Southern blue devil

Old wives fish

Eastern cleaner clingfish

Blackthroat Triplefin

Southern blue devil

Starfish

Thanking the amazing crew of the MV Rodney Fox for a fantastic 10 day liveaboard

Hopping on a zodiac for the final shuttle to back to shore

Goodbye MV Rodney Fox! Thanks for the amazing memories

Selfie with our happy group with Maddi ferrying us to shore

Robby in the shark cage used in the movie "Jaws"

Aoife wearing a shark hat

One of the Clydesdale horses that pull the tram along the causeway from the coastal town of Victor Harbor to nearby Granite Island

Clydesdale horses at Victor Harbor

View of Victor Harbor and the causeway to Granite Island

Boardwalk leading to a beach on Granite Island

Heavy clouds forming as we drive towards Victoria

The Coonalpyn Silos were the first silos to be painted in South Australia. This mural of five school children took over 200 paint cans to complete

Coonalpyn Silo art

Echidna mosaic

Becky at "Larry the Lobster", a 17 meter tall statue at the entrance to Kingston SE

Another view of the massive lobster that is considered one of the most impressive of Australia's Big Things

Valley Lake

Blue Lake is a large crater lake located near Mount Gambier

Opossum at Umpherston Sinkhole

Umpherston Sinkhole (also known as "The Sunken Garden") is one of the most spectacular gardens located in the Mount Gambier region