Left Crystal Brook this morning and the temperature had been zero at 6.30am.After about 30 minutes riding my ears had froze to the point it felt like someone had stapled staples around the edges of them and my fingers which had gloves on had gone numb. My face was like ice and my toes non existent. The chilly wind from the South was freezing. First stop, Red Hill for a hot chocolate and i stayed there till i thawed out. After about an hour i made a run for Snowtown and the sun was out and the wind had turned a bit,making it a lot more pleasant. It was all happening ,trains ,wind farms either side of me and trucks everywhere screaming past me.
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| Wind farms to the right |
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| Trains to the left |
Snowtown was near as i could sense the hairs on my back standing up and then i saw the 5 km sign to go and i thought,who are they trying to kid.
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| Oh yeh,what about when you want to leave |
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| This is the type of person who live in Snowtown. |
Arrived at Snowy and met Liz who is the public toilet cleaner for the council and she pointed to the Bank and gave me a tour of the house which is attached. She was saying it was on the market for 200 thousand and it would make a great murder museum with the house (5 bed) being good for backpackers.
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| Liz took a break from cleaning the toilets and gave me a tour and told me one person was tortured in the bank before being murdered. She did tell me how but that's not for the blogg Eight people where found in six plastic barrels in the vault. |
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| The house still has the furniture all set up,spooky. |
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| This is the actual S.A BANK and the house is on the left behind. |
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| A huge wind plade in the main street of Snowy thanking the town from the company who installed the wind farm not far away.Must have over ordered |
Overall Snowtown was a barrel of laughs and my stay was long enough to get the feel of the place. All i can say was the next 50 kms was done quick smart to get away from the place.
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| Now come on.....who let him out |
I'm now in Port Wakefield resting in a motel room ready to attack the busy Adelaide traffic tomorrow,hoping the wind will be in my favour and not as cold as today.God Bless you all.
WTF??
ReplyDeleteA religious finish to the blog???
Did something happen to you on Snowtown, that you haven't told us?
Well it caught my attention because when our late dog Fred went missing the council wrote to us and told us that our dog is wandering AT LARGE. Plus, was he held in that pizza oven and did somebody move the door. I dont know,i hope he is o.k.
ReplyDeleteWow.... I thought it was cold in Bris this morning with 13C. What traffic? There is no traffic in Adelaide!! Since you have turned religous you will fit in well with all the churches there.lol I know that will never happen...
ReplyDeleteNO WAY fitting in here ,im out of here as quick as i can go,creepy place after that Snowtown visit.
DeleteHard to believe your already almost in Adelaide,loved the Snowtown blog ,did you make an offer?Vault could come in pretty handy for some old mates.
ReplyDeleteMate, tap in "Snowtown Murders"and read a little bit about it and see how twisted some people are,then i will ask you if you still like the Snowtown Blog
DeleteHi Grant, looks like the weather is more fitted to a canadian...don't let it brings you down though, keep on grinding this road down mate, remember,one day at a time... For my part I had been distracted (excuses excuses...)from the blog by other things and yesterday it took me two hours to catch up on all the blog and comments. Riveting though,loved the pictures and your input specially as you are indeed the main man champ! Don't forget to be kind to the body it's a long way ahead still...
ReplyDeleteNo worries John ,you dont have to be on the blog everyday, your not just a peeping tom,your contributing.lol And about the weather at the moment here ,it's perfect except a bit cold till around 8.When the big walk happening across the Pyrenees?
DeleteHey Grant, fairly crusing! Sticking to the coastal roads you say. I'm thinking that unless the polar ice caps melt or a bloody great tsunami hits, you wont be cycling through the Wimmera! The Horsham mob are watching with interest.
ReplyDeleteNo, the Horsham mob won't be seeing me this time but i would love to hear from them. Or are they too shy?LOL
DeleteBugger, how did that happen, one minute Nth of the city, then South, you are a clever man young Glant.
ReplyDeleteTalked to Untie today, had a great chat, she's a clever one following you also, proud of you both....
Cheers big guy.
Yeh ,not happy Bluce,I will get Joy to ring me next time if Spot Tracker fails again. It was on a tilt but still beeping but i didnt actually check the GPS green signal button because it is covered with a cover. Wont happen again if i can help it,sir
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