Coolgardie

We spent yesterday packing up and moving everything back to the caravan. Bikes included.
Did a grocery shop to restock before leaving 
Treated ourselves to dinner at the local Italian Restaurant. It is nice to be able to walk to dinner .
Today we loaded the final items.....farewell 44 Aberdare Road, collected the van ,wiggled and stopped and started through Perth until finally on the open road.
We have driven through Meridian, Southern Cross, The Wheat Belt and into The Goldfields ...we arrived as the sun was setting (30 mins earlier than Perth) in Coolgardie.
The wheat looks as though it has been harvested already in some places....it is very golden....not green like when we last drove through.
All the way from Perth we have been accompanied by a railway line and a massive water pipe....over 500 Km.....where is the water going?
The park in Coolgardie is almost tropical...lush thick green grass and palm trees....it must take a lot of water to maintain.



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