I’ve never traveled so far and been so close to home. Adelaide is a country town of over one million people a some skyscrapers. It would be unfair of me, maybe even rude to say that the best thing anyone could do in Adelaide is leave. South Australia’s humdrum capital is in desperate need of the benefit of doubt. Probably because I pulled into town, in the middle of winter. Or, perhaps, it has more to do with the city being a 9 to 5 city, which rolls up its sidewalks and forces everyone to hang out in the suburbs. For me in Adelaide, it’s TGIM (thank Gd it’s Monday). It is winter they tell me. Stick around, they urge me. It’s not as bad as you think it is.
So, I think I’ll see if Adelaide’s options extend beyond white bread, vanilla ice cream and wait to see if a more substantial whole wheat or a nice scoop of pistachio. I hop on the very clean, tubular city bus for a 50 minute ride into downtown from one of the best Adelaide hotel where I’m staying. With any other morning commute, I notice passengers actively cordon themselves from each other with books and Ipods. I had no one to talk to, nothing to learn. This made me miss Broken Hill, Elaine, the Black Lion and all the unconventional characters. I miss walking under the verandas and window shopping on Argent Street. Here in Adelaide, I’m surrounded by 1.1 million people and I feel like a drifter, a rogue destined to be alone.
Then, as I stepped off the bus, all despondent, the sun was out and shinning on the frost that made the city sparkle into life. The air was fresh and crisp. As I walked about, stunned and in awe, all the people heading to work would stop to see where I was looking, they too began to smile and come alive. I heard the noise of dishes in a sink and smelled bacon on the grill. I walked into a morning cafe’ and everyone I made eye contact with smiled, like they knew all along that I’d see the beauty of the city, it just took patience. I no longer felt homesick, I felt at home. I guess those who urged me to stick around, was right. I sat up at the counter and ordered breakfast. I read on the menu that they serve us a nice pistachio pie.
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