Saturday, 11 September
A glorious morning with no clouds and no wind, which meant a very enjoyable drive to Norseman. The road was very good, with long, long straights and very little traffic. However, it was noticeable that we were heading “up the map” again, as it was quite obvious that the road climbed gradually. The first two thirds of the journey was through the wheatbelt, with canola, wheat and lupins on either side and the occasional drying salt lake. This did give way eventually to mallee scrub before we reached Norseman.
Norseman was originally settled as a gold mining town and there is a large mine to the east of the township. The main features of the town are some corrugated camels on the main roundabout and a statue of a horse named Norseman. It is a small town with boarded up shop windows and probably not a place one would wander about after dark.
We are staying at the only caravan park – the Gateway – which is similar to most other caravan parks in the outback and is gravelled. It also charges outback prices! The amenities are okay, although obviously don’t get cleaned at weekends. With the temperature in the low twenties, we were able to get back into our t-shirts and enjoy some sun this afternoon.
A glorious morning with no clouds and no wind, which meant a very enjoyable drive to Norseman. The road was very good, with long, long straights and very little traffic. However, it was noticeable that we were heading “up the map” again, as it was quite obvious that the road climbed gradually. The first two thirds of the journey was through the wheatbelt, with canola, wheat and lupins on either side and the occasional drying salt lake. This did give way eventually to mallee scrub before we reached Norseman.
Norseman was originally settled as a gold mining town and there is a large mine to the east of the township. The main features of the town are some corrugated camels on the main roundabout and a statue of a horse named Norseman. It is a small town with boarded up shop windows and probably not a place one would wander about after dark.
We are staying at the only caravan park – the Gateway – which is similar to most other caravan parks in the outback and is gravelled. It also charges outback prices! The amenities are okay, although obviously don’t get cleaned at weekends. With the temperature in the low twenties, we were able to get back into our t-shirts and enjoy some sun this afternoon.
No comments:
Post a Comment