Well that is what the wheat belt reminded me of, vast swathes of wheat fields, now just stubble, with edges of natural 'bush' which is so varied, it is really amazing, a truly beautiful country. We climbed out of the Swan River Valley onto the Darling Range and made a brief stop in historic York. At the roadside near Corrigin is a 'Dog Cemetery' opened by a local farmer who was so fond of his dog, that he sought permission from the local authorities to use the plot as a pet cemetery. Some mighty strange headstones and finely expressed sentiments over the loss of their pets!
Arriving at Hyden Rock we viewed the Hippo's Yawn, had lunch in the local cafe and then took lots of photos of Wave Rock, the focus of the tour, and admired the surrounding countryside and saw the road to Nulaboor disappearing off into the distance. Squashed inside a nearby cave at The Humps we viewed some Aboriginal art including many handprints and a story line of Mulka.
Throughout the journey our coach driver and guide, Michelle kept us entertained with information about what we were seeing, stories and songs - she really added another dimension to the whole trip which was very long but insightful.
On our way back to Perth we stopped for an almost English tea of sandwiches and cakes prepared by two of the 9 inhabitants of the town of Babakin as part of a fund raising event to maintain their school.
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Just caught up with your posts from your last few days :-) so glad you were able to re arrange your itinerary so that you could still partake and both enjoy your planned trips; iInteresting read of your thoughts at the museum. I hope you liked the Aboriginal art that you have seen and enjoyed your almost English tea today.
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