DAY 87 – PERTH TO KALGOORLIE Tuesday, 27th September
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| Some of the beautiful wildflowers in WA |
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| More of the beautiful wildflowers in WA |
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| David and Beth with their rigged up protection for the tent. Aren't they clever? |
Up early this morning and crept out of the house at Mazenod with four children and all their sleeping equipment in tow. Of course it was raining when we were trying to pack up so everything got wet, but we were in a bit of a hurry to get out of the school carpark before the morning rush! We left just before 8am after saying goodbye to Hokey for our trip to Kalgoorlie.
It is a journey along the path of the Perth to Kalgoorlie water scheme, which set up a pipeline from Mundaring Weir to Kalgoorlie in 1903. It still operates today, providing water to 100,000 people along the way where water is often scarce. A fantastic achievement today, let alone 108 years ago!!
We had a good day in the car, with the kids trying to do a bit of their journals (rather unsuccessfully on the uneven road). We had lunch at Southern Cross and then arrived in Kalgoorlie a little after 4pm. The caravan park is not much and to make matters worse it is raining. So tonight, David and Ben set up the (not waterproof) tent underneath the awning, and then David and Beth rigged up a tarpaulin down the side of the awning so that the rain would not reach the tent! Let’s hope it is successful. I am very pleased to say that it has not been an issue for us up until now. With the exception of Kings Canyon and a brief shower in Kalbarri, we have not seen the rain! Hoping for a nice day tomorrow to check out the “Super Pit” open cut gold mine in town! We might even witness a blast!
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