Alex: "We're going away."
Jess: "Where are we going?"
Alex: "I don't know..."
This is how our adventure began. With a loaded car and trailer we headed off into the unknown.
After a few hours on the highway, a couple of over size loads and a tonne of heavy rain later, we finally hit the open road. Passing through Dalwallinu we learnt from the locals that the wild flowers were out and in full bloom. Hence we went off in search of everlasting daisies and we were not disappointed.
On the side of the road, just past all the red dust, were fields of everlasting paper daises. With storm clouds raging in the distance this created a phenomenal view.
That night we visited Jokers Tunnel in Yalgoo. It is believed that gold miners from all over the world came to dig through the solid stone in the early 1960s. This was in search of the precious metal which never actually existed and was a rumour created by misleading investors.
The following morning we set off south bound in search of more wild flowers with plans to stop off at Coalseam National Park for lunch. The floor of the park was covered with everlastings and various other wild flowers which made for some stunning photos.
On the last leg home we stopped of at Morawa to refuel. Whilst Alex was refilling the car, I went off with the camera chasing some very tiny, baby honey eaters in a nearby tree. They were very small, no bigger than a golf ball.
It was a 1,200 km round trip but well and truly worth it for the sights we saw and things we came across, as well as the joys of being on the open road again.
- Jessica