It was unpleasantly cold and drizzly this morning as we packed up in Burra. The water hoses and electric cord become hard and more difficult to roll up. I wear protective gloves but these don’t stop my hands from aching with the cold. Last night and this morning the man on the next site offered to help – the sort of offer that wouldn’t have been made to a man, because he would assume another man knows how to set up and hook up a caravan.
We found a place in town to park with the caravan and walked to the St Just Cafe for a late breakfast. Blue and Tilly kept each other company in the car.
As we only had to drive 130kms we were not in a hurry. We refuelled on the way and filled the diesel heater tank to the brim. When using the hi-flow pump the meter turns over another $10 every couple of seconds.
We shopped in Peterborough looking for Damp Rid or a dehumidifier to help manage our condensation problem. As the climate is generally dry in this area the shops don’t carry any products along this line. As we walked up and down the main street I admired some of the buildings.
I noticed this building built in 1897 celebrating Queen Victoria’s diamond jubilee, given the recent celebrations for Queen Elizabeth’s 70th jubilee.
Our destination was the locality of Walloway on RM Williams Way, about 10kms outside of Orroroo. We spotted the collection of caravans from 2kms away. We parked next to the purple bus belonging to Roadie friends we haven’t seen for a while.
The slight intermittent rain stopped by the time we arrived, and we enjoyed some warming sunshine. I had Tilly outside on her lead while doing some jobs, but kept a close eye on her as many of the dogs were off leash. The Flinders Ranges can be seen in the distance.
At 5pm we gathered for drinks and Beccy’s welcome. The Roadies who own this wheat/sheep farm have gone to a lot of trouble to accommodate our group and make us feel welcome. Bluey sat on our laps throughout the evening except during the dinner cooked by Beccy and her crew. When we walked him back to our Bushtracker, I captured this silhouette photo. The satellite dish is on top of the van.
We sat outside with the temperature dropping to 5° to enjoy an all-in concert. The Hussy Hicks, Amber Joy Poulton, Kelly Brouhaha, Morgan White and Beccy Cole sang for us, and Therese and Jimmy Proust read a couple of Dave Proust’s poems.
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