Wednesday 4 May 2011

We're In Burra!!!

It's beatiful here. Historic, picturesque all with a rural backdrop. Old stone buildings - exquistite!  After getting off the bikes the first challenge is to get our bags and bikes from the oval to our accommodation up the hill. Luxury after freezing damp tents for the last few nights!  Mmmm a hot shower first..  but Peter and friends have our key and they are nowhere to be seen. Pretty soon one of our group appears telling us that Pete has got chatting to an older lady in her front garden. Long story short, she has offered the use of her car to solve our transport problems. Pete arrives with the car, but within minutes he has been summoned back with it because her son has hit the roof about her being "sweet talked" out of her car by a total stranger.  So Pete delivers our bags on the way back with the car. Fun while it lasted, but a little foreshortened as he had also been offered the use of it for the next day as well. Our rest day so we can look around the town. Oh well. Nice while it lasted.  A night's luxury... dinner, bath, bed. Couldn't stay awake. Next day: rest day in Burra. Priority, a hot shower, and a stroll into town for brekkie. First car that passes us is the same one Pete had borrowed. Pete's in the back, being chaffeur driven around town by the lovely lady herself! Even better! Next year she 'll probably have a fleet of cars. In a town without competition she will do well. When Russell our tour manager heard the story he just shook his head... "Been coming here for years with this tour and never before...". According to the Historic Guide of Burra there are 43 places of interest but the only place of interest to me is right where I am at the moment.  It's nice to stop. For once. So I'm in total relaxation mode: a little coffee, T.V., reading and an afternoon nap. And I'm happy.

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