Tuesday May 24

Offline again !

Elaine still in pain but functional. We have driven north for warmer weather and are sitting here, 200 km north of Kalgoorlie, with grey skies, cold winds and occasional rain!

The day dawned sunny and warm in Menzies but with a noticeable cool wind. So I set off on my walk around this interesting town. It is a very small town that once, during its golden days, had thousands of inhabitants. The current occupants have created a lot of statue tableaux made from flat sheet metal cut out and painted. Each one has its story board telling the story of the local aborigines and their interaction with the booming town. There are also story boards telling, in part, the town's history. It is very interesting and this time I found more than last year.

Then back to the van, breakfast and after some deliberation we decided to move on. The plan was to visit the Gwalia Ghost Town, but on the way the remembered Niagara Dam where we stayed and enjoyed last year. So here we are at Niagara Dam. With conditions as explained above!!!

One other thing, I stopped to talk to a fellow camper. He turned out to be vitriolic in his condemnation of WA. Further he wouldn't listen when I tried to tell him similar stories about his home state of Queensland without complaining. He seemed to be one of those people who by their bad temper attracts all sorts of dramas!!!