We packed up at Yacka and drove to Cudlee Creek and stayed there. On the way to Cudlee Creek we stopped at Gawler for lunch. We bought lunch at the shopping centre and ate it in Pioneer Park. Pioneer Park used to be a cemetery and saw all of the people who died. In the toilet we read about a person who got stuffed in a tree when people were settling there. They found him when they were paving the road.
Next we went to Gumeracha and saw the giant rocking horse. It was made out of 80 tonnes of steel. It had three viewing platforms, the highest one at 18.3 metres high at the head of the horse. It is the biggest in the world made by the Toy Factory. They make wooden toys in the store. They also made wooden games like Catwalk and they also had peg games like Nine Mans Marris and Solitaire. I won one game against my Mum and my Dad won two games against me. Most of the things were hand crafted but some were made in China like the creeping climber which climbed up a piece of string if you pulled two sticks in turn. We then collected our certificate for climbing the big rocking horse.We finished at Lothebal, to do some shopping.
Dear Max
ReplyDeleteIenjoyed reading about your interesting adventures. I would not like to be the person who found the body in the tree. Was it still there or had it been buried. That top hat makes you the best dressed scarecrow I have ever seen.
Keep having a good time.
Love Grandad
Hi Max
ReplyDeleteThe "climbers" are actually made for us by a 76 year old gentleman that lives in Lobethal. But you are correct, we do sell some imported souvenirs in addition to the toys that we make ourselves. Hope you enjoy the rest of SA!
Frans