And that's just what we did. Flipflops off for the first time in 3 months. Today we headed inland to the Stirling Range National Park (ozzie kind of Lake District). We climbed Bluff Knoll, the highest peak in southern WA - only 6.2 kms out and back but 1095 m (3572 ft) up so a bit of a thigh burner for two Brits that have done bugger all for quite a while! Unlike climbing in the UK it was nice to be able to climb that high and enjoy a warm rest and vista topped off with a picnic in the sunshine.
On route to our camp ground a wedge tail eagle almost joined us up front in the Toyota just brushing our windscreen on takeoff whilst dinning on roadkill. He was huge, with a wingspan easily the width of the van.
This area is mainly agricultural with a bit of mining. The towns we passed are empty bar a liquor store and petrol station and the odd church, quite eary. You almost feel like you shouldn't be in town unless invited, or that a big game was on and us two were the only ones not watching.
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