Wednesday - Day 8 - 3 May 2023

We were looking forward to a relaxing breakfast in Sea Lake this morning - either at the Top Cafe or the Bottom Cafe, depending on which looked as though it had the nicest fare. Well, that didn't happen. Who knew they would be doing something with the electricity in the main street - meaning no-one was trading along that strip - certainly not the cafes - Top or Bottom. You'll find something at Lascelles, someone suggested - and since it was only 30km up the road, that seemed doable - and would have been if we could have found a place that was open. So, off we went to the next stop of the Silo Art trail - Woomelang. It did have a cafe - but not a sit-down one - unless you wanted to sit out with the snake in the very cold wind - we had toasted sandwiches (ham and cheese; ham and tomato) but they were eaten in the car, where we had parked outside the cafe. They weren't the worst sandwiches we've ever had; the coffee was good.

The day was fine and sunny - and did I mention there was a bit of a wind (read: gale). I have been feeling a bit guilty that I hadn't spent more time practicisng with the drone because I had wanted to use it to get higher POV shots of the silos, but it has worked out because there's no way I could put the drone up in these winds - I wouldn't want to see it swept away, never to be seen again.

Speaking of winds, we have been fortunate enough to see a few wedge-tailed eagles riding the winds not far from some of the roads we've been on - and today there was one over the silo at Sheep Hills.

 
We made the wrong choice for lunch today. We were in one of the small towns, feeling a bit peckish and decided not to have the mobile diner's LAMB SHANK AND VEGETABLE SOUP, opting instead for a nearby cafe. Big mistake. By the time we realised we could have the soup for dinner (we have a YETI cup big enough for a couple of serves) they were closed!

You never know what you are going to find on the road.  Today as we were having a quick look for other facilities, we found Christmas Lane - complete with manger, tyre Christmas tree, reindeer and baubles! 

Also on the road today - several sets of roadworks.  We were impressed with one of them - with traffic lights - and a countdown timer  which when we saw it was 6 we hoped was seconds, but was actually in minutes.  What a great idea.  It certainly seemed more efficient that the gentleman we'd seen earlier with the traffic control paddle (stop/slow) who just let it fall to the ground as we drove past.- no need to hold that up anymore ... job done! 

The silos we've seen today have been amazing. I'm just sorry that we missed the newest one - at Murtoa. We stopped in there to see the Stick Shed which used to be used for storing grain but which hasn't been used since 1989. 

The newest Silo on the trail has just been finished somewhere in Murtoa - and I'm thinking about whether we backtrack to see it. That will be a decision for tomorrow - and it would be an easier one if we didn't have about 300km to drive tomorrow without that detour. Hmmmm.

We are in a very comfortable motel (with a slightly larger room) in Horsham tonight. We were lucky that the Guest Laundry was free because we were able to get our washing done and dried this afternoon - which is a relief because we were down to our last clean changes. Life on the road is good!

For more photos from today:  click on this link.