Saturday and Sunday 15th and 16th June,
It rained quite a lot overnight at Karalee. Fortunately where we were parked was sandy soil that drained well. We had a walk to the dam and the channel which brought the rain water from the huge rock to the dam. Stephen actually walked out on the rock. There is a trail marked so long ago that the metal markers are hard to read. I was worried that the rock would be slippery after so much rain, so didn’t venture out.
We left at about 10.30 a.m. It began to drizzle as we left and rained most of the time the whole day. We made a couple of short stops, but didn’t fancy being in muddy conditions, and waited until we arrived in Kalgoorlie to have lunch.
Kalgoorlie has a 72hr free camping area with potable water, flushing toilets and a dump point. The local council has confirmed that allowing travellers to camp for free means that we tend to support local businesses.
On arrival we wondered about a section of the campground that had caravans and campers in rows. It looked like a caravan park. Driving around we realised that most of the area was very muddy with large puddles and the section that was so orderly was paved. That’s why people were there, and we decided it was the best spot. We’ve been fortunate to have the same spot twice, after driving off for the day we were able to stay in the same spot tonight. Just luck.
We certainly did our bit to help local businesses today, doing shopping and going to a Chinese restaurant that we went to four years ago, almost to the day. I also went to the Dome for a coffee. The cafe I went to four years ago had closed and a fish restaurant opened in the same space. I don’t think the Dome Cafe was there when we came here last.
Kalgoorlie has some beautiful old buildings and is surprisingly attractive for an old mining town. I realise that I haven’t taken any photos as we took so many last time we were here.
This evening we had a light meal of tuna and salad. We had a FaceTime conversation with Matt at about 6.00 p.m. And then a quiet evening watching the news and readi