Burra On Foot

The wind and rain continued sporadically overnight. The temperature dropped to 4° overnight, but BOM recorded the temperature at 10.30 this morning as 6° which feels like -3°. 

I felt like the Michelin Woman by the time I had dressed in warm waterproof clothing - long johns covered by warm water- resistant trousers, Uniqol thermal top, warmest ever Kathmandu cardigan, hooded down jacket, raincoat and gloves. Bluey wore his warm raincoat and seemed to be oblivious to the cold. I let him have a run off his lead in a fenced playground.

Tilly has not left the van since we arrived here in Burra, savouring the benefits of our diesel heater. I called in to the Information Centre and was given a bundle of booklets and brochures in a brown paper bag. Tilly moved into the bag for a couple of hours and stayed lovely and warm.

The critters had a prolonged wrestle on the bed. Tilly started it by jumping off the crate landing on Blue. It looks rough but neither of them even gets a scratch.

We left Blue in the van when we walked into town for breakfast. We didn't want to sit outside with him, but several people were eating outside the St Just Cafe with their dogs. There are heaters but we didn't fancy al fresco dining in this weather. The sun emerged for a while but there was no noticeable increase in the temperature. 

There are 70 places in Burra on the SA Heritage Register, which is impressive for a town with a population of 1,000. These photos are of the Commercial St precinct. The door handles on the Pearce Building are impressive, but they should have used flat screws not the more modern phillips heads.






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