Rebuilt in 1969, the jetty at Glenelg stretches only 215 metres out to the sea, less than two thirds of its original length in 1859. I suppose the town council got tired of rebuilding it every fifty years. I stared rather hard far to the horizon because there was a freak hurricane in 1948 that blasted the Adelaide coast and washed the original jetty away. Looking at weather patterns now, I'm not surprised that another hurricane might just decide to pay a visit soon.
Sleep is in short supply. Although I qualify that when I mean short, it's about 6.5hrs of sleep, which is technically sufficient for my sleep cycle. But I function best with 9 hours of sleep. Kekekekek. I make it up with alot of hot showers, dozing in the plane, and importantly doing my bends, twists and splits in the mornings. The morning exercise helps so much to alleviate lethargy and allows me to focus during the day. Better still when I look out to a panorama of blue and hear the sound of waves hit the shore.
The strip along the jetty is a vantage point to people watch, and see planes land. It has been cloudy without any sort of sunshine. Good cool weather though. It isn't cold and I almost considered kayaking. Heh. So many big handsome dogs were out at play in the mornings and the evenings. I saw the SQ plane come in and grinned. I'm not missing home yet. Maybe in a week or so. Weekends on this work trip don't mean lazing around. Well, yes and no. Enough time to chill out, but also to tend to one or two work issues.
I haven't gone out to gallivant in the city or check out its coffee. But I'm perfectly happy because the hotel breakfast in Adelaide provided me with fabulously fried hash browns and a very good flat white that the chef personally went to the machine to make it for me. Hurrah!
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