The diesel heater helped deal with the cold overnight. A large group of caravanners left this morning leaving sites empty all morning. I ran a power lead from one of the nearby sites while it was vacant to boost our batteries. There were a few hours of sunshine, so the batteries remained close to full.
We went to town for a walk and to have lunch at The Produce Store. It was warm enough for us to eat outside with Bluey. The food options were interesting, with offerings not available in most cafes. I had excellent salmon sushi, and Anita had lamb shank and vegetable soup. Bluey sat on his mat under the table, watching lots of dogs stroll by, ranging in size from a chihuahua to a greyhound.
We just missed out seeing the Bald Archy exhibition in Mansfield. The Shire Council advertising failed to name the winning artist – Judy Nadin – or name Sam Kerr as the subject of the caricature titled Flippin’ Kerfection depicting Sam’s celebratory backflip. The exhibition was in a lovely building with amazing stained glass.
The wide streets have decorative gardens and trees on the centre islands. The original Hotel Delatite was opened in an iron shanty in the 1850s. The current building was remodelled in Art Deco style in the 1930s.
The Commercial Hotel is striking, while the sombre building housing the RB Sellars clothing store was once a branch of the Bank of NSW.
There is a lot of colour in trees around Mansfield, from deciduous trees changing colour, to yellow lichen, green gums and cyprus trees.
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