Mingenew

Our new Coleman Instant Up tent is amazing as it doesn't flap or shake at all. Much easier to set up and take down. After we decamped, we attended the Three Springs Art and Wildflower festival. Great effort put in by the locals to have a mini wildflower display like at the royal show and labelled exhibits of the different wildflowers growing around the area. Then we headed to Mingenew.
On the recommendation from our dear friend Tony, Ruby and I made a bee line for the Mingenew Bakery. Best pies in the world! I had the best Cornish pasty and Ruby had chicken and camembert pie and we finished with a vanilla slice.
Another good friend of ours, dear Fiona, took us for a wildflower tour around the Morowa area last year and taught us the how to hunt for wild flowers. Using her winning formula, we headed to the visitors centre and was told to go to the sports and recreation centre to find some orchids and to Depot Hill. We found none at the sports and recreation centre. At Depot Hill, we saw heaps of cowslips orchids but couldn't find the elusive spider orchids. While wandering, we met a local who kindly took us to where the spider orchids were and gave us directions on how to find the donkey orchids. She also added that we had to go to the sports and recreation centre to see clown orchids and more spider orchids and gave us specific instructions on where to find them. We had to go back to the bakery for second lunch of sausage rolls.
With full bellies, we went to Coalseam to walk off the meals we had. Coalseam was covered in pink, white and yellow everlastings. Quite spectacular!!!
Now exhausted we found a lovely free campsite in Tenindewa Pioneer Well in Woolya Reserve. We are camping amongst white everlastings, under the Milky Way.Read more