| Myself and my family i.e. my husband and two sons, | | | | forecasts. This is extremely handy and allows you to |
| have made the biggest move of our lives from near | | | | check out the surf before heading for the beach. At |
| Glasgow, Scotland to pretty picturesque Port | | | | the other end of the beach is the jetty where you will |
| Noarlunga in South Australia. This is just a short | | | | find many fishermen, snorkelers and divers enjoying |
| introduction to some of the great places this little | | | | the spoils of the sea. I've seen dolphins, seals and |
| coastal town has to offer. | | | | manta rays all swimming around the jetty. |
| We had a few reasons why we wanted to emigrate | | | | If its clothing you're after then Centro Colonnades will |
| but top of the list was the lifestyle and boy oh boy | | | | definitely fit the bill as a haven for fashion lovers. There |
| South Australia has not let us down so far. | | | | are over a hundred retail outlets as well as your usual |
| Port Noarlunga is such a quaint town nestled in the | | | | bigger stores which generally sell everything from |
| McLaren Vale wine region which is only ten minutes | | | | clothing to frying pans! The beauty of this mall is that |
| drive away. There you can sample wines from all the | | | | it's conveniently located next to the train station, so if |
| local vineyards at the same time as sitting amongst | | | | you're a day tripper from Adelaide you can easily |
| some of the most jaw dropping scenery as fields and | | | | peruse all the shops then hop over the road to catch a |
| fields of vineyards roll out in front of you. | | | | train home again. |
| There are several lovely restaurants in Port Noarlunga. | | | | Port Noarlunga also hosts an ice-rink, cinema, bowling |
| There's "Patricia's" who do a wide range of food to | | | | alley, leisure complex and roller complex. |
| suit everyone's palate. Sometimes the starters are just | | | | Considering the demographic population of just over |
| too difficult to pick from as they all sound so yummy | | | | two and a half thousand people I think this little town |
| so I choose to have 4 mini starters on the one plate. | | | | certainly packs a wallop when it comes to the |
| It's a fair bit of eating and is a veritable schmorgesborg | | | | entertainment factor. |
| of goodies to delight your taste buds. "Agatha's" is | | | | The people are so friendly and welcoming too and our |
| another lovely restaurant with a fantastic al fresco | | | | first twenty months in this part of South Australia have |
| area to sit and watch the world go past during | | | | been extremely rewarding. We have made so many |
| breakfast, lunch or dinner. There are various pubs | | | | friends and really feel settled now. We've finally |
| which also do meals. | | | | purchased our own home and a border collie pup to |
| The beach is miles long and hosts some of the best | | | | go with it. The kids are happy and life is good. Roll on |
| surfing at Southport. You can find a webcam at the | | | | the summer! |
| Swellnet website, it also gives surf reports and | | | | |