Wave Rock ... (and Kalgoorlie)

Leaving Albany, we headed north through the Stirling Ranges to Lake Grace overnight and then via the tin horse highway (see pics), onto Wave Rock. It's another place we have been to before, but I wanted to see it again. Eighteen years ago, we stayed in villas in the Wave Rock Resort, which were about a 1.5km walk to the Rock. This time, we were right next to the Rock (about 100m) and there were a lot more facilities in the area.

After visiting the Rock and Hippo's Yawn (where the mozzies nearly took us away), we walked out to Lake Magic and the salt pool (this was new), although the weather wasn't warm enough for a swim. We also walked across the top of the rock and were surprised to see an echidna there.

There are several museums and a wildlife park which were all worthwhile checking out ( $20 for entry into all 4). The Lace Place had displays of vintage wedding dresses and other lace items; the Toy Soldier museum had 100's (probably 1000's) of miniature toy soldiers ready to do battle in the American Civil War, or The Battle of Waterloo for example. The Pioneer Museum showed household items from yesteryear - it shows how old you are getting when you can remember some of these items such as Bon Ami cleaning powder and the old Arnotts Biscuit tins. The Wildlife Park was surprisingly good - mostly birds, but quite a few we had never seen before.

After Hyden (Wave Rock), we made our way to Southern Cross and onto Kalgoorlie. The reason for going to Kalgoorlie was to start the Nullarbor Links - the longest golf course in the world. However, when we arrived, it was blowing a gale, and the temperature hit 41°C so we decided it really was going to be unpleasant. So, we photographed "The Super Pit" and that is all we did in Kalgoorlie.Read more