So this day, we travelled from Norseman to Kalgoorlie. The trip into Norseman was very tiring for the last 100kms or so, largely because we went through a number of huge swarms of flying ants that smashed all over the windscreen. They were REALLY oily when smeared all over, but the real problem came in the fact that we were headed directly into the sun and we couldn't see a thing. We had to stop a number of times and clean the windscreen. At times, it was impossible to know exactly what part of the road (if at all) we stopped on until we got out, so there was lots of praying that we were on our side of the road for the most part.
As a result of this stop start driving, we reached Norseman in the dark and had to put off any touristy stuff until the next day.
On our way out to Kalgoorlie, we stopped to see the iron camels that are in the middle of the roundabout in the middle of town. These are so well done (Mark wants one done in a cow!) and honour the camel trains that opened up this part of the country many years ago. We also visited the statue of 'Norseman' the horse, who as town history has it, was actually the one who discovered gold and as a result, started the town which was then named after him. The horse apparently pawed the ground after being tied up and kicked up a nugget. The rest is history.
The afternoon was spent running around doing some odd jobs and buying things that had either been forgotten or thrown away on the Nullarbor (!). But the weather today was mid to high 30's, so we opted to take the kids to the Oasis Rec Centre for a swim and to get rid of some beans out of their systems. I was also lucky enough to catch up with a friend of mine - Miriam Thomas - who lives in Kalgoorlie. She is a Stampin' Up! demo like me and just happened to be at the pool at the same time. It was great to see her in real life after 'speaking' to her online for some time.
A great meal out at the Albion Hotel tonight.
Total kms today: 224
Tota kms travelled so far: 2,923
1 comment:
It was lovely to chat with you :-) I look forward to hearing about the next leg of the journey
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