Today a 422km run along the Great Northern Highway. Commercial Hotel (The Commie to locals) at Meeka built in 1907 – our accommodation and dinner venue last night. Meekatharra Hill Lookout Ptilotus on Meekatharra Hill Open cut from the old Meekatharra Gold Mine On the way to Peace Gorge Peace Gorge was named after World … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 15 – “Hello… Newman”
Early morning glow at Dallwallinu We enter wildflower country And you thought I was bad Wubin is a town north of Dallwallinu. I know it’s a bit corny but I tried to get a Wubin Sandwich there. According to a local, wildflower season doesn’t start for another 3 weeks but there are patches of colour … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 14 – The road to Meekatharra
Car service in the morning – there is no Subaru service centre for the next 5000km of our travels. We leave at lunch to link up with the Great Northern Highway to begin our drive north through the centre of WA. Artwork on Northam’s historic 140 year old Flour Mill. “The Last Swans” pays tribute … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 13 – The road to Dallwallinu
Just a quick stop into Perth for a rest/washing day and car service tomorrow morning before heading north-east into the interior. We will be back in about a month for a longer stay in the capital. After over 5000km of travel, we reach the Indian Ocean. Cottesloe Beach – the beach is always a shore … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 12 – Perth
This is on top of the Corrigin Roadhouse – home of the world record for the largest continuous queue of Dogs in Utes (1,527). This record-breaking event was held in Corrigin in 2002. Now that deserves a round of a paws. One of the farmers adopted a dog from a blacksmith. As soon as the … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 11 – Central Wheatbelt
Merredin Kalgoorlie Bitter Water Tank was built in 1893 and supplied water to steam trains for over 60 years. Merredin silo art. These silos are part of the largest grain storage bins in the southern hemisphere at 610 meters long and 59 meters high. After a bumper crop, if a silo is overflowing, has it … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 10 – Granite Country
The Great Eastern Highway links the Eyre Highway through the Goldfields and Wheat Belt to Perth. Crossing Lake Cowan salt lake just north of Norseman “He’s not the messiah………..” The Big Golden Eagle Nugget at Widgiemooltha, a 4.7:1 replica of the nugget found nearby in 1931. This was the largest gold nugget ever found in … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 9 – Great Eastern Highway
The Eyre Highway is over 1800km from Port Augusta to Norseman. Today we travelled the western part – 721km from Border Village to Norseman, our longest daily distance so far this trip. We gain 1.5 hours from South Australian time crossing the border. Time flies like an arrow, fruit flies like a banana. So we … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 8 – Mostly straight with the odd bend
Further west on the Eyre Highway today on our continental crossing. We will see how this pans out – a stop at the Pantry (Pan Tree). We found a non-stick pan and a stick pan. A fan meet! Penong Windmill Museum – collecting windmills from far and wide across Australia – fantastic place! The Comet, … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 7 – Whale of a time
The morning view from our room. A sleep in and slow day looking around Ceduna before we start the Nullarbor crossing tomorrow. Thevenard – Pinky Point Lookout. Knowing the measurement from the tip of your thumb to the tip of your pinky finger is pretty handy. At Pinky Point Lookout -“Het Gulden Seepaart” (The Golden … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 6 – Ceduna
Port Augusta to Ceduna 468km across the top of the Eyre Peninsula. Port Augusta has 109 wind turbines operating in the district. The ones above are at Lincoln Gap off the Eyre Highway. South Australia currently generates almost 70% of its electricity from renewable sources. “Run away, run away!!!” Emu count today: just these two. … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 5 – Eyre Highway
The Pinnacles on the early morning drive from Broken Hill to the South Australian border. In local turf wars, goats have overtaken Thackaringa Hills Manna Hill Railway Station built in 1886 in the golden age of Australian railways. This is on the Indian Pacific railway line. Saltbush country between Manna Hill and Yunta A weather … More Way Away in WA 2023 – Day 4 – From the Outback to the Gulf
