States of Sunshine (pt 2)

If you ever head this way, I think you might like the famous Eumundi Markets. My boys endured a few hours here with me. I think they secretly enjoyed themselves, especially when plied with food and drink.

This guy did a roaring trade – this is a potato swirl – one potato on a stick, sliced in a spiral, dipped in light batter, deep fried, and sprinkled with savoury salt. Korean recipe apparently. Super yummy.

We enjoyed looking at the various wares – K here is inspecting a flyswatter with the iconic Ozzie 'thong' (jandal/slipper) as a swat piece. Wonder what the flies think when they see a massive, solid shadow coming towards them. Hmmm…[BTW, did I ever tell you about the time when we had just arrived in Oz, and our host at a BBQ spotted a redback spider. He leapt up yelling, “Whack it with your thong!” …..I know now!]

There were lots more Ozzie flavoured goodies everywhere. It was nice to familiarise ourselves again with such things.

I love the market atmosphere, the hustle and bustle, the interesting people, the different sounds, smells, colours, and sights.

And I was fascinated to see even a ‘chandelier’ in this tent, giving it the air of ‘prestige’, I assume!

E even got some training in bird whistling. This old dude was selling bird whistles when we lived here years ago and E was thrilled to discover he still frequents these markets!

There is a reason why the markets start to close after lunch. The heat gets to most of us…..

Don't worry - there’s other relief close by too…..hundreds of kilometres of relief.