Talk about winding down and I forgot last nights blog and we had planned to still be out tonight!

Yesterday morning started with a rock climb. We had been there on the way north first time on our way to Kalgoorlie but it was good to be back at the rock.  This rock on the eastern edge of Merredin is huge both in height and in area so the climb used up a bit of energy.  Around the beginning of the last century some clever people built a wall around the perimeter of the rock. Then they built a channel to put the water thus accumulated into a dam that they built. All very clever, mind you copying an aboriginal idea, and the water was used to supply the town and the growing railway.

Then westward we went past the Hines and Baandee lake systems which spread over quite a large area. Then on to Meckering, famous for earthquakes many years ago, where the local shire has provided a free camp in town, a very small town, next to a memorial rose garden. They also have a dump point and a potable water tap which is very nice and all for a donation.

Today we took off to zigzag along looking for wildflowers and expecting to stay the night somewhere near Bindoon. We looked at Jennacubbin including the nicely restored tavern but were miles too early for lunch. Then to the Julimar Conservation Forest where we did see a few wildflowers but not as many as we expected. The net result was that after stopping in Bindoon for some bread we headed home.

Tonight and a lot more tonights we will be camping at home. Over the next couple of days I will summarise the trip.