We departed the suburbia of Geraldton and headed east in to the desert and wildflower country. First stop, Pioneer Well. Not many flowers but plenty of flies and red dust. But it gave us time to recharge our batteries and settle down into our nomadic life.
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| Wildflower Country - We spent the week in wildflower country at the end of the flowering season |
As we travelled along the country lanes we had glimpses of the variety of wildflowers. We were on the tail end of the season and summer is just around the corner.
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| Classroom sculpture - At Canna, a railway siding. There are many sculptures like this in the region. |
So our blog comes from a deserted township called Perenjori. Very much a ghost town. Most of the shops have been abandoned leaving the pub and the post office open. Of course, the post office does more than just sell stamps.
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| Mulga Parrots - There are supposed to be 68 species of birds in this area, but sadly we have only seen 3 so far. |
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| Perenjori Hotel - The big rambling pub has been reduced to just one bar open. Sadly we have seen this happen to many a big country pub. Built in 1919. This pub will be lucky to make it's 100th birthday. The once grand hotel is now reduced to just one bar with two light beers on tap. |
All around town are wildflower trails. Well signposted and the flowers are in abundance although they are on their last legs. It is a wonder anything can grow out here. The soil is so sandy and dry. There is no water about for the wildlife apart from the odd lizard and a couple of snake sightings.
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| Tip toe through the tulips with Tiny Tim - Jo and Rusti amongst the yellow Billy Buttons (Helipterum craspedioides). |
We are now heading south towards Perth doing only short hops and changing our strategy to using caravan parks for power and air conditioning. Because of the remoteness of some of the parks, the CP's are a reasonable price.
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| Wreath flower - Not as abundant as the other wildflowers. |
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| Common name - creamy stackhousia or creamy candles - and for you botanists, the latin name - stackhousia monogyna |
We only have one more week in the desert and that will probably be enough for us. Looking forward to the town of New Norcia, where the monks brew a fine beer, so they tell me!
2018-10-13
interesting read and it is good to see where you are on your trip over to the West Coast.
Lovely photos. Will keep in contact now I have found out how to open your email as
still can't get into your blog direct. We are both Ok...Love Celia & Rick
2018-10-15
2018-10-17
enjoying your photos