After a cool night the rest of the day did not get very hot with a maximum of 25 degrees. Although it was reported as 25 the cool breeze seemed to make it feel much cooler.
This morning just happened to be my birthday. I have not had a birthday at home since 2007! At least this year Prue was with me. I have had phone calls from my sons and the eldest grandson, my sister and several others. Also, I had some calls on Skype. Lots of my Facebook friends caught up with me. So it was nice.
I went for a bike ride around the area. It was enough to get my heart rate up a bit and get the legs spinning at high cadence. It is always nice to see an area by bike as time is not as critical and being Sunday morning the road was quite. I only passed 3 other cyclists going in the opposite direction.
Soon I was back in the Caravan Park. After a quick shower, we went into town and searched for a cappuccino. The first location made a disgusting machine type. So we then walked to McDonalds, of all places, and had one of their brews which was far superior to the previous one that I binned. We had our cappuccinos with another couple who are Park neighbours, Grace and Steve.
On our way back, Prue went to the Cookhouse Carvery and ordered Roast Pork for us to take back to the Karavan. I went to Home Hardware to get a fitting to replace on our drainage hose.
We had our magnificent roast pork while watching ABC TV's Landline then the tribute to the 3 ABC men who died in a helicopter accident on Lake Eyre.
A bit later, we drove up to the Towers Hill Lookout. It not only gives lots of information from boards established on Lookout but also a great view of the town and surrounding area. Some of the original mining sites are still very visible. As we descended the hill we saw numerous bunkers that stored ordinances during WW II. There are many fenced off mine shafts. We took a rough track over and around the hill and saw a few more mining relics.
Once down from the hill, we did a bit of a drive around the town and even checked out the large saleyards. Then we did a bit a of a drive through some of the residential areas as well as a quick visit to the Rotary lookout. Then we drove to the Blackheath and Thornburgh School which is a non denominational College with Christian values. Located here is the magnificent Thornburgh home from long ago.
From doing a little walk around the school, we then did a drive through more of the area around the CBD and took in some of the historic buildings, but only briefly.
Then it was back to the Karavan.
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