Terowie 4 May 2006

The countryside has changed yet again to undulating farm land, brimming with tough, yellow winter grass. Peterborough is a small town of about 1500 people that had a long history as a railway junction. It has many delightful stone public and private buildings with alas, many vacant shops. Had an enjoyable morning walking around
In the afternoon, we headed for Terowie, a tiny village that was forgotten by time. Terowie was once an important railway town with a populace of 3000 but now has about 150 people. However all the infrastructure has remained, so there are the vestiges of an impressive main street that unfortunately has a shop and a pub left. The highlight for the day was standing with the locals and watching a white cat named Blackie, playing with a mouse. Went for a drink at the pub and were soon engrossed in the local gossip. We had a lot of fun and have an invitation to stay with a local farmer when we get back from Clare.