Because I had moved a little faster than planned I had the ability to stay in Burra for two whole days. I was able to wash up and resupply and also had a tour of the tourists spots around town. I hired a key the tourist bureau which cost $30 and it lets you get into some of the spots at your leisure.
Being on foot I had to walk the 11 kilometres that the trail covered but I did enjoy the day and having eaten a whole large pizza the night before I needed the exercise.
The photos show some of the spots I visited.
Because Burra was a mining area and most of the miners were Cornish Miners that came out when the mines in Wales started closing the area has a big focus on Cornish stuff. The architecture of the mines and even the houses which were built used typical Cornish design.
Every Cafe sells Cornish Pasties which I don't like anyway and the streets have Welsh names. I found LLanelli St and both my Grandmothers were born in Llanelli. I was wondering whether the streets are pronounced in English or Welsh. Llanelli sounds more like a throat clearing in Welsh.
Pleasant days and I was hoping for some of the aches and pains to dissipate. Only 5 days next bit to Tanunda.
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