I can report that the coffee is very good at the Old Blacksmiths Café in Melrose. Next time you pass through – don’t miss it.
John was up early this morning (some things never change) for a ride, then a quick trot up Mount Remarkable.
He couldn’t coax the boys into the ascent, but he tells us the view was fantastic. He could see the Flinders Ranges to the north and the Southern Ocean to the south (Spencer Gulf to be exact).
After breakfast, John took the boys for a ride on some of the famous Melrose Trails, in the foothills of Mt.Remarkable, where the single track winds through forested gullies, historic ruins from the 1800s and green rolling pastures on the ridges, looking out to the east. (Did you like all that descriptive blurb Sam? John wrote that) while I walked into town for above mentioned sensational coffee. And did I mention 5 minutes peace?
The perfect sunny day dried all the dew off the tent, the towels, and even the Ugg boots.
The only other campers at the Showgrounds were in a rather large contingent of Grey Nomads. There must have been a dozen vehicles towing all manner of magnificent caravans. Whilst I’m happy to have our fabulous Trevor the Trailer, I sure was a little jealous last night as I’m sure they were toasty warm inside those things. They were probably watching the latest episode in the Julia and Kevin soapy on their satellite tvs. Although I should admit, John and I were sitting fireside (a rather feeble one, of which we were not proud), laptops on knees, on our mobile WiFi, dew gently falling upon us, checking emails (and writing this blog!) – when I saw a newsflash on my laptop about the job swap over in Canberra. We were, however, a lot colder than the Grey Nomads.