DAY 4
SUNDAY
1 January 2017 –
Kulin – Hyden – Karlgarin – Kulin (Camps 8 WA#121)
Book Club – I am hoping to read 20 books this year. I am
starting with The Light Between Oceans
by Stedman. This was recently out at the cinemas, though I didn’t see it. The
book so far is fabulous.
Paul has started reading – Thatcher Stole My Trousers by Alexi Sayle
Paul has the early morning bug at the moment. While I
appreciate the eagerness to see and do, I am quite happy being lazy. It does
however put my in a spot as I know he wants to get on with the day, so I relent
and join him up and about. Today we were heading to Wave Rock. An iconic travel
destination and I guess a must see at least once in your life if you are from
Perth.
Paul’s early rising certainly was an advantage today, as we
were into the lunch box (the affectionate name for our little towing car) by
730am and heading an hour out of Kulin to Hyden. The morning was just glorious
with bright blue skies and paddocks of gold ahead.
We made it to Wave Rock, paid our entry fee, $10 per
vehicle, and began our trek. The rock itself is near the car park, so took no
time to come across the amazingly formed rock face. Due to our early arrival,
we beat the tourists and had the place virtually to ourselves. I was free to
take as many uninterrupted photos as I liked.
We followed the easy walk path before climbing the rock and
taking in the view from above. There was plenty to explore from unusual carved
out boulders and rock stacks to scattering bearded dragons.
Upon our descent we followed two more walks. One that took
us to The Breakers, a smaller version of Wave Rock and the second that took us
to Hippo’s Yawn. Again the great granite outcrops were stunning to wander
around.
Our next stop was Mulka’s Cave and The Humps, just out of
Hyden. Mulka’s Cave is an important aboriginal rock art site, with over 452
stencils. We entered the cave and sat quietly for a while taking it in. We then
did a quick walk around the base of the humps before the dog took control and
made it clear it was time to head back to the car.
We drove back into Hyden and did a quick lap of the town,
before continuing down the road and through Karlgarin, where they had two iron
statues of mallee fowl all decked out in tinsel and Santa garb. We followed the
sign of the Tin Horse Highway back to Kulin. Skirting the Jilakin salt lake and
back to the caravan park.
So Kulin is known for another thing in town, its water
slide! Following a nap, I’m following our Motorhome Rules, we were off to the
waterpark, with a very disgruntled dog left behind. $13 each and we had free
run of the pools and the slide. What a way to spend the warm afternoon. We
decided we needed to take the plunge 15 times to get our moneys worth. 88
stairs each time and a friendly lifeguard from Broken Hill to keep us
entertained each time we made the top. Woo Hoo! Just who were the bigger kids
we wondered.
We returned to the van an hour later, with Yogi very happy
to see us and us ready to take it easy. We were planning on having a pub meal for tea
to put some money back into the town, however it was shut, so Paul came up with
a quick and easy pasta dish instead.
We sat and watched the sunset before making out way back out
to Jilakin Rock in the dark to check out the stars. It was quite blowy and
while there were plenty of stars out, I couldn’t find the Milky Way, so the
photos were a bit hit and miss. The best part was standing there in the dark
listening to the sounds of life moving though the bush below, even if it did
creep me out somewhat. We returned to the van shortly after ready to call it a
night.
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