I was rather distraught of late to discover that Canadians hold the illustrious distinction of being the only country to host both a winter and summer Olympics and not to win a gold medal at either one! Our typical comeback would be - "Well just look at our healthcare though.." - bit lame still - hopefully we'll break this record in Vancouver! Although the opening ceremonies were a bit of a yawn at times the whales were fantastic - Bryan and Nellie sang a few too many choruses and those First Nation Dancers must have been exhausted by the end of it all. Watched some of the speed skating this morning - looked quite exciting (and painful!) Once packed up and ready to go we found our morning Latte spot just out of town at the honey centre then headed to Cape Willouby (?sp) and the light house there. It required some off-roading for about 26kms so added a bit of excitement to the drive. The Scottish guide gave Cole, Aidan and I a great little tour of the facilities while Jen and Piper (too young to join us) had a play in the sand pit. We had a platter lunch of a bunch of K.I. cheeses, meats and condiments at the Dudley Winery outlet in town then caught the ferry for home. Fiona (our GPS) finally got vindictive with us in her own passive aggressive way and Google maps failed us as well - (should have just read the signs!) as we headed 'home' to Murray Bridge - instead of getting us on the correct ramp to the freeway and a quick ten minute drive to the Caravan Park, we ended up heading back towards Mt Barker and Adelaide only to be told by Fiona once at Mount Barker to turn around and go back whence we came! Live and learn!
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