Penong: Windmills Museum

We’ve noticed that the days around here are still dark even at 7:00a. That means that unless we have time-sensitive plans, we’re getting up a little later than usual. Which, in turn, means a slightly later start on the road. No worries though. It is also getting darker later … after 9:00p. Essentially, giving us about 11-12 hours of daylight for sightseeing and driving … should we choose to stay on the road that late. Which we don’t 😉

We had three places in the Penong area that we wanted to check out before heading further west down the Eyre Highway. One of them worked out nicely. The other two … well, let’s just say that we decided to skip them due to road conditions — 12-miles of dodging deep pot-holes on unsealed surfaces each way. No thank you. Besides, we were advised that the Pink Lake wasn’t pink this time of the year due to water evaporation.

Anyway, while Mui took care of a few breaking-camp-chores this morning, I headed off to check out the nearby Penong Windmill Museum. By nearby, I mean right across the road from the caravan park. The place is not a museum per se. More like a roadside display of a collection of windmills, including a Comet that the sign said is the largest windmill in Australia. And it still works to pump water out of the ground.

I was so charmed by these rural windmills that when we left the campground, I had Mui turn into the driveway so he could see them as well.Read more