After a good night’s sleep (a welcome cool change hit about 6pm last night), I wandered over to the supermarket this morning only to discover it had closed down. There were a couple of other small shops, but they were also closed. Apparently the local Heinz factory shut down last year leaving 400 workers out of work, and it is obvious after wandering around the streets here that this once thriving little community is slowly dying.  Unfortunately, it is a sad reality that this is happening all too often in small country towns throughout Australia. 

It is getting hotter as the day goes by.  I'm cooking in the Cobb later on, so I hope it doesn't get too hot.  

I have been talking to a couple who have pulled up in a 40ft bus with car in tow.  They come from Queensland originally but have been on the road full time for eleven years!   It's amazing the number of people I have met who have sold up everything and live on the road permanently.  I don't think I could ever do that.  I like having the security of knowing I have a home to come back to.