We said our farewells to Linda and Danny and headed north to Mildura then west towards Port Augusta.
Linda and Danny bid us farewell
On the way we stopped at Burra, a historical town with a nice atmosphere, situated in the South Mount Lofty Range.
Mount Remarkable shrouded in cloud
We continued north west past the Mount Remarkable National Park; we liked the area very much and reckon we’ll come back for a longer visit. We stopped for the night at Quorn, a quiet town north east of Port Augusta with a history in mining and agriculture.
Quorn
We were quite late arriving and, by the time we had set up the camper trailer, it was too late to cook. We asked the campsite owner where we could eat and she directed us to Emily’s Bistro. We are so glad she did because it was a delight, a restaurant with a difference .
Emily’s Bistro
The old building used to be the Quorn General Store and it still had many of the original features. Sally, one of the owners, was very welcoming and was happy to show us around – she even took us down to the cellar where the children were fascinated by all the old lamps, boxes, and newspapers (some from the 1950s).
The Bistro is in what was the General Store and is lined with old wooden shelves and cupboards. At one end of the room there is the original partitioned office where the money was handled. But perhaps the most interesting feature was the Flying Fox (at least I think that’s what it’s called) which is a cable system between the shop floor to the office.
Emily’s Bistro
It was used by the shop assistants to send customers’ payments (for purchases) to the office – the payment and price ticket were put in a small cup that ran along the cable, the shop assistant would pull a lever to catapult the cup along the cable to the office where payment was taken. If necessary the office assistant would send the customer’s change back along the cable. Ems and Ollie thought it was excellent – especially when Sally let them have a go at catapulting the cup to the office. Oh, and the food was excellent too!
Sally said that they are still working out what they are trying to do with the place – she has some ideas but is taking things slowly so that they get it right. Based on what they’ve done so far we reckon they’re getting it right. The building is really interesting, there’s a nice, friendly atmosphere, and the food is great.