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2023-02-19 Burra Ride To Eat

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Bodø:
Burra is closer to Adelaide than I actually thought it was.  I threw it into google maps when planning a course to take. and is said 1hr 52 mins.  I guess until now I've only passed though there on the way to other places.

First stop was at the Villawood information centre at Gawler Belt.  They're doing a new development at Roseworthy under the guise of Saint Yves.  I guess it's only a matter of time before Saint Yves becomes a suburb/locality in its own right.  That's what happened with Eyre in 2017.  It could be confusing as their is a Saint Ives in the Bremer Valley.



Whilst the course to Burra was relatively straight forward I did want to ride the Leasingham to Mintaro Road a d check out the silo art in Farrell Flat so bypassed the Barrier Highway turn off and continued along the Horrocks Highway.  That was a mistake as it was undergoing roadwork and I ended up being covered in mud.  Not related but I did spot this lorry crossing the Wakefield River bridge in the distance at Undalya.



A minute later he spotted me parked on the side of the road.



Today's selfie comes from Mintaro.



The drone's first flight of the day was at Farrell Flat.  Julie said there's an elephant hidden in this silo art but I can't find it.



More drone flights took place at Burra.  This one is above the mine.



GPS tracking for the ride there.  It's pretty straight by my standards.



With heaps of time to kill I went and checked out the house/ruins made famous by Midnight Oil when they used it on their Diesel And Dust album cover before returning and looking at the railway station.





Then I sat outside the venue for lunch for an hour just vegetating.



Not this biggest turnout but enjoyable nevertheless.  My schnitzel and chips was good but the pepper sauce I asked for tasted like plain gravy.



No stops on the way home and went the quickest way via the Barrier, Sturt Highway, Fatchen and North South Motorway.

Dragonstaff:
The vagaries of commerce. Or publicans.

When we lived at Mt Bryan 10 years ago, the Commercial was going great guns, and the Bon Accord was closed.

Brock:
Nice, need to fly my drone more..

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