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Shoes, Cheese and Cricket - Day 23

Up shower bacon and eggs and chilling out on sofa. Rach and I went to a shoe sale. A friend imports shoes from Menorca and sells them in Brisbane. We drove to a small church hall closer to town for a look. He had also invited another couple (wife is Spanish) who import Spanish cheese. Rach bought five pairs of shoes, I bought some cheese!! We popped in to meet her friend Serena on the way back home. Had a cup of my special Tea - hot water and chilled out watching British food programmes whilst chatting. Once we got home and un stacked our wares, we made a lovely potato and veggie bake with steak for dinner. Stuart looked  at options for touristy stuff for rest of week for Adrian and I - some were places none of us had ever heard of and some were decidedly unexciting. Adrian had a positive email back from the Gabba about the Ashes Test......




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