Ken Warburton and I recently took his 1931 Model A Ford 2-Door Tudor Delux Sedan on road trip from Sydney to Adelaide to attend the 25th Model A Ford Rally when we stumbled across the Balranald Bakery in the main street of Balranald.
This small town is known as the gateway to the outback, we drove into town at 0700 on a Saturday morning from the Hay Plains absolutely starving to have a decent breakfast.
We decided to take a punt on Jo & Paul Fenna's Balranald Bakery, we parked the Model A Ford outside the shop & walked inside not knowing what to expect. I decided that I wanted a Bacon & egg Roll (with BBQ sauce), my travelling companion ordered a Bacon roll. I also ordered a double shot Latte Coffee.
Jo made our rolls right before our very eyes, & their Barista Jodie made me the BEST coffee (extra hot) that I have ever had on any road trip I have been on. How lucky were we to JAG this pearl of a Bakery by chance. The staff could not do enough for us. Once we satisfied our hunger we hit the road once again on our journey to Glenelg in SA.
After attending the Historic Bay to Birdwood Rally, & the Model A Ford Rally in Murray Bridge over the following 6-days it was time to head back home to Sydney.
We could have driven home to Sydney via Broken Hill, however I decided that I wanted to re-visit our Special Bakery in Balranald just one more time to be spoilt once again by Jo, Paul & Jodie, that is how GOOD it is.
So if you are on the road heading towards Adelaide on the Sturt Highway I personally recommend a PIT stop at the Balranald Bakery, you will not be sorry. read more