SATURDAY 22.2.2014: Burra is a pastoral centre and historic tourist town in the mid-north of South Australia. It lies east of the Clare Valley in the Bald Hills range, part of the northern Mount Lofty Ranges, and on Burra Creek. The town began as a single company mining township that, by 1851, was a set of townships (company, private and government-owned) collectively known as "The Burra". The Burra mines supplied 89% of South Australia's and 5% of the world’s copper for 15 years, and the settlement has been credited (along with the mines at Kapunda) with saving the economy of the struggling new colony of South Australia. Had a lovely barbecue in the park, then the puddles had their daily exercise. Next stop the Burra Mine that was first worked between 1845 and 1867 as an underground mine to a depth of 183 metres. From 1870 until closure in 1877 it was worked by the revolutionary open cut method. 
Episode 3 - The Final Border Saga: Thought that with careful planning we had conquered all the food restrictions in place for the transition from the WA to SA border - haaa, all hail the naïve travellers! Carole rang Biosecurity SA (24 hour service), to determine the exact conditions - could not help! Of course we had restocked our food once passing over the border and of course we had not kept one single receipt of purchase! Bring on the 'instant kitchen' - in a two hour turn around we were able to produce three cooked meals, blanch and freeze vegetables and utilise 80% of our produce in some form. The quarantine restrictions are based on random vehicle searches, but we were not prepared to risk the fine. The 'Domestic Godesses' climbed back into the front of the house and set sail for Morgan East rest Area 25km east of Morgan - big refreshment on arrival!
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