Wave goodbye to Lake Grace

If the Stirling Ranges were majestic, Lake Grace was not. Because it looked good on the map and it was generally within the ‘zag’ zone we went there. You’ve gotta cross things off the list – well Lake Grace would be off ours forever. Same as it turns out for Lake King. Didn’t even bother to take photos of Lake King cos you can just substitute those for Lake Grace……..

 

 

 

 

 

but they were on the way to Hyden.

Hyden is of course the township closest to the well known “Wave Rock”. The rock is actually named the Hyden Rock – the “wave” is just one face of a bigger bit.

 

 

 

 

 

but for those who expect to see wave rock here it is…..

 

 

 

 

 

and other shots of the rock over the top. Note the lone sandalwood tree and the low wall for directing water run-off to the nearby dam over the top of the wave.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then there’s Mulkas Cave supposedly a sacred site covered in hand stencils. A bit hard to interpret..

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

but interesting nonetheless. By this time we have walked/climbed about 300 miles when we realized we had missed “Hippos Yawn”. So back track we do… it’s just around the rock from the wave and the sign says 1.4km round trip but they meant ’round there’ and then the same round back.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Well needless to say we slept well this night even though when we arrived at our next stop we found Ed and Joyce from Armadale and Ed and Barbara from somewhere else. Yes, two Eds but what do they say – ‘two eds are……….’. Ed and Joyce are in a 77 International Scout towing what I’m guessing is an even older van but they were very entertaining and great company and with Ed and Barb we had a lovely round fire conference. Hope to catch up again soon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We think we’ve zigged and zagged our way across, up and down the south of WA. The south east is largely characterised as “The Wheatbelt” and it is quite flat and relatively uninteresting with huge huge paddocks but some try to add interest to an otherwise boring landscape…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

On our way back to Perth via Yorke. Still think there’s much to see in the big smoke.