Mansfield to Whitfield. The road was a nice twisty one with many good views of the surrounding hills and valleys. The view from, and history of, Powers Lookout were tempting, but with the high temperature and 3km of dirt road each way I decided to wimp out on this one. No doubt there will be plenty of other lookouts in the days to come. I stopped at the cafe/general store in Whitfield for a snack and decided to try one of the apples from the basket on the counter, they were all about 1/2 the size of normal apples, and the owner could onl;y tell me that they were purchased that morning, but not whether they were any good taste-wise. Being the dare-devil that I am, I took a chance and snacked on the tastiest, but
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