Great Central Road, from WA to the NT (08-10 October)

After the detour to Yeo we hit the Great Central Road again. It was a long, straight, repetitive drive but there were some features to break up the monotony.

Randomly discovered rock art.

Wedge Tailed Eagles and a not-quite abandoned homestead (7 October)

Leaving Laverton, we found a couple of Wedge Tailed Eagles feeding off a carcass on the side of the road, and stopped to harass them. The big mama in the photo was HUGE, with a wing span that could have been 2 to 2.5m.

 We finally got onto the Great Central Road, and officially left civilization and cheap diesel ($1.99 at Laverton, $2.33 on the road!) behind.

Unexpectedly good condition of the road.

Wave Rock, the way to Kalgoorlie, and a plane crash (5-6 October)

After the hassle of Mt Hassel, we ended up staying 2 nights outside of Lake Grace, then proceeded to drive to Wave Rock using only back dirt roads. Unlike on the drive down to Denmark, passing drivers waved constantly. Probably locals. Not sure if it was much of a shortcut, but it was a nice drive.

Not pictured: Me sliding down the rock face.

Albany and accidentally doing the Stirling Ranges (03 October)

Dropped into Albany. Checked out The Gap and walked Nature's Bridge

Decided not to tackle Albany highway and accidentally found the Stirling Ranges.

Thought we might have a bit of a romp and stomp.

Denmark, 01-02 October

Two days in Denmark with Ben, Dana, Sienna and Jahmin.

Remember the brush fire from earlier? Had an interesting effect on the light.

Balingup 29-30 Sept

Finally got started on 29th September, a week after our proposed date. We drove down to Balingup to spend the with Lucy and Aiden. Meant only to stay one night, but it happened to be Lucy's day off, so we spent two.

Driveway camping

The most important step.

Now I can drive the troopie without flashing my L for Loser plates.