April 3 - Rest Day (and what a rest day it was!)

Today was a FABULOUS day!

A rest day was on the agenda and a rest day it was.  I started the day with a short bike ride up to Armidale (I know, a bike ride on a rest day does not a rest day make).  But it was short with a wondrous objective at its end...  a big brekky (breakfast for the non Aussies).  I ate at the Two Goats Cafe.  And contrary to the last cafe I had brekky at, they even opened early.  I was their first customer for the day.  I had two glorious eggs, sunnyside up on toast with a mound of bacon and just to make up for lost brekkys, a stack of buttermilk pancakes!  And of course smothered in maple syrup...  (Montana Mike, I thought of you when we would make a break and head for a Waffle House on our cross country ride). The smothered in maple syrup took a bit of doing.  They first brought a little dipper of syrup and I told the waitress, that really won't do it, please bring another.  "No Worries" was her response.  That is a common saying around here.  But that was only the first of three requests I made for syrup and the first of three "No Worries".  I told you they were smothered in maple syrup. ☺️

After brekky I found a bike shop open on Sunday, yes a bike shop open on a Sunday!  I got a couple of things sorted out on my bike and referred the happy news of the bike shop back to camp.

Then I found the local farmers market, what a treat.  It was a great flavor of the local community.  There was a lady playing the harp in the center and booths of all kinds in a circle.

    You can see my bike resting its weery wheels...

From there I found the town center and explored a bit more.

    Beautiful old architecture in the town center. 

 

Then I visited one of my newly found riding buddy in the hospital.  He had a bit of a brush with danger but has come out the good side of it.  And his brush shed light for all of us on what each day should mean... everything!!!  Take it as it is, the present or a gift.

Then back to camp for a nap.  Yes a wonderful, fantastic, well deserved nap.  I slept so hard I woke myself up snoring... 😴

Then after nap time it was,  POOL TIME!

Ahhhhh, what a relaxing way to spend a day.

This evening we are having beer, pizza and movie night.  We are going to see the Australian movie, The Castle.  We have been told that now we have experienced the bush and a bit of the outback and Australian culture, we will appreciate this quintessential Australian movie.  Here's to Australia!

And lastly, a motto for everyday...