It is a long day ahead of us of driving today as we head back towards the coast. We take about ½ hour to pack up – we are getting better at this. We drive west through Coolgardie, Southern Cross and Merredin and onto Hyden. Just under 500kms. Along the way there are many ghost towns that once teemed with life now stand as relics to the 1890’s gold rush. Intriguing ruins, quaint surviving hotels and vast salt lakes dot the landscape. Wave Rock is about 5kms from Hyden so we decide to stay there for the night.
We pull into the lovely rustic caravan park about 4pm and are met by the Manager. A delightful man who is retired (he was a New Zealand Sheep Farmer) now. He and his wife were travelling around Australia and was offered work here as a fill in Manager. That was 3 months ago!!!
He tells the park is very busy but we notice it is very comfortable – not wall to wall vans and we are given an en-suite site. After setting up I cook beef kebabs on our outside BBQ and we enjoy dinner and wine by candlelight under the clearest of clear skies. The stars are so vivid in the bush.
This is a lovely way to spend our 11th Wedding Anniversary!
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