During the night at Hyden the wind came up and we had some rain which made the locals very happy. The morning was very windy with showers moving through but we braved the conditions and hit the road early.
Our drive was a bit slower than normal due to very strong winds and rain showers which were very heavy in parts. This was all part of the cold front which was moving through and bringing long awaited rain to the area.
Along the road we saw a dedicated Dog Cementery, just outside Corrigin.
We also noticed that farmers around here dispose off their old utes in a different way - they arrange them in an unusual position in a paddock so drivers can see them from the road. One was vertically positioned, another was sitting on top of a small hill. We also saw a truck positioned with front wheels overhanging the edge of a hill.
All this makes for an interesting drive.
We saw lots of empty trucks heading in the opposite direction to pick up grain from the many storage facilities we encountered along the way. Around this part of the world every township seems to have grown around a grain facility. I suppose that's why they call it the Wheat Belt.
We approached Perth from the eastern side and as we came down the hills Perth put on a real heavy rain shower to welcome us.
It wasn't long before we found our caravan park in the suburb of Ascot and squeezed our caravan in the tight space which is typical of city caravan parks. Nevertheless, the park is very nice and rather quiet yet very close to the Eastern Hwy and Tomkin Hwy, the main arterials around Perth.
As we were nearly out of fresh food again, we navigated our way to the closest shopping centre to visit Woolworths and have a late lunch in the food court before returning to the caravan park to feed the resident ducks.
The rest of the day was spent mulling over maps and on the net to work out the places we need to visit tomorrow when we head into the city.
Here is the link to today's travel map.
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