5-17 degC, mostly sunny with very lazy winds
Greg managed to brave a pre-dawn walk but Wendy was sensible enough to stay in the nice warm van. We got away a little earlier today as we had over 300 km to complete. Stopped once for a comfort break and then at Sandstone for coffee. The coffee was taken at the Black Range Tea Rooms, and whilst the coffee was not the best ever, it was HOT; that was important. We were going to overnight here however, last night we decided as there was not that much to see and do, to drive straight to Leinster (not that there's much to do here either) but it is closer to Leonora where we will meet up with our neighbours from home. The cruiser just felt like it was eating up the km at a great rate of knots today. With cruise control set at about 95 km/h, on the flat, straight, smooth road it just seemed to be a really fast trip.
We set up at the Leinster Caravan Park before 12:30 pm. Here, you pick your spot then pay at the supermarket. Directly after lunch (no rest for the wicked) we walked to the supermarket to requisition a few resupplies and pay for the van park. We are staying here for two nights. Back to the van to store the supplies before heading off on foot again, for a wander around the town ~5.5 km. Like we said, not a great deal to see but we don't need to be "tourists" every day. The wind is still too strong to make bike riding an option, but Greg is not going to last too much longer without a ride.
Back home again for a cuppa, relax and shower before heading off to the pub, which is all of 500m from the van park. We were fortunate that we arrived about 5:30pm as most of the tables in the Bistro had been reserved. We had been told earlier in the afternoon that we did not need to make a booking, but the table we chose was one of only three tables not reserved. We think during these busy times it's always wise to book.
No prizes for guessing what Wendy ordered and probably no one would have picked what Greg had. Yes Wendy had a steak, and Greg ordered the Braised Beef Cheeks with sweet potato mash and veg (broccolini and asparagus); and he was wrapped. "Oohs" and "aahs" was all he could say for first few bites. It was great to see him enjoying a bit of red meat for a change. A slow walk home settled the tummies nicely. The puffer jackets and beanies came out of storage and will remain close at hand from now on, or at least till we are back in Qld.
Mt Magnet War Memorial before sunrise
Mt Magnet Presbyterian Church
Mornos stop
Last time we saw one of these was on the Nullarbor
Supplying power to a BHP mine between Sandstone and Leinster -
would have been pumping out the kilowatts today
If only more people would take note of this sign
Colourful sign at the entrance to the Leinster Caravan Park
Pretty good service here in the van park
Leinster Cenotaph - pretty sad looking
Fence murals coming into the van park
Leinster School Tree of Origin
Leinster Tavern Gold n Nickel Bar and Bistro
Our meals - yummo!
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