The Slightly Longer wildflower Journey
Posted: Fri 25 Sep, 2015 1:54 pm
As Bill has previously mentioned I split off from the boys on Saturday afternoon in Bencubbin given that they were spending more time on their mobiles pining for their wives and wondering whether the girls were checking their spot trackers on the computer at home to see where they were. I was out here to see the wildflowers and take in a little culture along the way 
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Heading East I arrived at Baladjie Rock around 16:15 and decided that this was the perfect place to set up camp given that I had the rock and lake system to myself. The following morning I landed in Bullfinch full of expectation that fuel would be available. Unfortunately, like the pub, nothing in Bullfinch is open for business. It seriously must be one of the most miserable wretches of a town on the edge of the wheatbelt and goldfields. This meant that I had to go into Southern Cross (32kms away) to fuel up (The Caltex servo staff were extremely helpful and friendly). An hour or so later I was back in Bullfinch and ready to hit the dirt again. There are two options available when leaving Bullfinch when heading to Menzies by dirt, the slower one or the the quicker one. I was chasing wildflowers so I naturally took the slower more scenic route. Both roads join up around about the 150km mark. The road becomes a fairly wide featureless ride from there into Menzies really, used by trucks and other commercial type vehicles.
Given that my grandmother was born in Niagara, WA. I made the trip to the Niagara Dam and Cemetery. She grew up in Kookynie until about the age of 9 years before moving to Perth with my Great grandparents so I visited the old Kookynie town too.
The pinnacle of my trip however, was to Lake Ballard and the Anthony Gormley statues. Intriguingly beautiful and enchanting and well worth the ride.
Enjoy my little journey.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1147024609 ... directlink
Patrick
.Heading East I arrived at Baladjie Rock around 16:15 and decided that this was the perfect place to set up camp given that I had the rock and lake system to myself. The following morning I landed in Bullfinch full of expectation that fuel would be available. Unfortunately, like the pub, nothing in Bullfinch is open for business. It seriously must be one of the most miserable wretches of a town on the edge of the wheatbelt and goldfields. This meant that I had to go into Southern Cross (32kms away) to fuel up (The Caltex servo staff were extremely helpful and friendly). An hour or so later I was back in Bullfinch and ready to hit the dirt again. There are two options available when leaving Bullfinch when heading to Menzies by dirt, the slower one or the the quicker one. I was chasing wildflowers so I naturally took the slower more scenic route. Both roads join up around about the 150km mark. The road becomes a fairly wide featureless ride from there into Menzies really, used by trucks and other commercial type vehicles.
Given that my grandmother was born in Niagara, WA. I made the trip to the Niagara Dam and Cemetery. She grew up in Kookynie until about the age of 9 years before moving to Perth with my Great grandparents so I visited the old Kookynie town too.
The pinnacle of my trip however, was to Lake Ballard and the Anthony Gormley statues. Intriguingly beautiful and enchanting and well worth the ride.
Enjoy my little journey.
https://picasaweb.google.com/1147024609 ... directlink
Patrick
