These are then, in turn, causing small business to lose trade, and close. Wilmington has a small supermarket, that is part of the rural supplies that also is the petrol station. The butchers are closed, the baker is gone, the two coffee shops are closed, and the pub is closed.
These are without a doubt sad times in country Australia and I do wish something will change and change soon to help these very interesting, attractive and special towns.
Apart from being a day of rest, it was also Katie's Birthday and as with most things when camping there was a little improvisation needed for the birthday cake. I was able to make a Birthday (pan) Cakes!
After a restful morning, well we won't mention laundry was also performed, it was off to the Melrose Show.
We were able to look over the schedule of events yesterday and decided there was on an event we had to see, The Yard Dog Competition.
For about 1 1/2 hours we sat there and watched farmer after farmer come out with differing dogs and then through various commands such as hands, whistles, and shouts. The dogs maneuvered the eight sheep into a series of pens and open yards.
There were differing levels of skill and sometimes we believe the dogs were actually better at the task than the farmers. It was an unpredictable and enduring event to watch and kept us interested.
After this Katie was able to make a very important purchase and we inspected the exhibits.
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| Bertie Beetle show bag - five Berties for $2 |
There was the standard fare, cakes, flowers, art, photography, quilts, jams and sauces, but I did note that some categories only had one entry, meaning they got first prize!
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| Crocheted can holder |
From here we went to a couple of wineries, sampled and purchased the exceptional produce.
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| A garden Pianist |
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| Me and the view from Blesing's Garden Wines |
This evening we are heading to The North Star Hotel in Melrose to continue Katie's Birthday celebrations.
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