As stated we are back in suburbia yuck.
Had a great time on the trip north. We returned via a couple of designated wild flower runs on the way back. We were about 3 weeks too early for the full blooms but did see samples of lots of different blooms.
The plan now is to spend 3 weeks in Shoalwater then in the short time that we have to venture back North hoping that much more bloom will be showing.
After leaving Geraldton we camped at Wilroy Nature Reserve for the first night. Mavis struck out for a health giving brisk walk and saw lots of bloom. When she got back she was with a couple of ladies that were camped here in motor homes in the same Reserve. We all then went for a stroll along the railway track and spotted quite a few different flowers.
Unfortunately the sky opened up during fiveses so it was an early retreat to the van. The rain persisted all night with a short break in the morning when we left heading in a round about way for New Norcia camp again. The country side was absolutely beautiful.
Overnighted in New Norcia then went inland again for the trip back to Shoalwater. We passed through Northam http://www.westaustralianvista.com/history-of-northam.html and had lunch at York. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York,_Western_Australia Wow what a beautiful town. Established in 1831 the whole place looks like you have stepped back in time, beautiful stone and old brick buildings preserved completely in town and same for the housing. It was WA’s first inland settlement.
This place should not be missed and it is less than a couple of hours from Perth about 97ish kms. We lunched at the lookout enjoying the magnificent view, picked up some fuel then headed for Shoalwater. All in all a great trip.
More later.