Not too far east , only 96klms from Perth , to the township of York , with a population of 3,800 . We found a small park out in the country , built beside an airstrip - it is a work in progress , with grand plans . It has a large man made lake ( read dam ) stock with silver perch and marron , and is about half full at the moment . They run a flying school - microlights / trikes , and have a lot of hangars and cabins , and a very new caravan area . It is very far removed from the city & traffic - the loudest things are the birds that woke us this morning - we enjoyed that !!
Today we drove back into York - White Gums park is about 27klms from town . First stop was Mount Brown lookout for 360 degree views of town and the surrounding wheat fields . We ran into a couple from Geikie Gorge - they were working there on the boat cruises , and we chatted to them for a while before heading into York .
The information centre is inside the Town Hall building - a grand old building with offices either side of the entry way , a ticket office and a hall with a stage . There is also a section above with tiered seating , above that is a pressed metal ceiling , below a timber floor - if only the floor boards could speak , there would be many a tale to tell - dances , plays , movies and pageants - a very grand old building !!
Across the road is the Imperial Hotel - now closed - another fine example of the architecture .
The streetscape here is incredible , with awnings over the footpaths .
We had lunch down beside the Avon River . Quite a pleasant outlook, and that's where the pleasantries ended - you can't swim , fish , canoe , ride your jetski , nothing , nada , zip !!! There is Amoebic Meningitis in the river - that's a bit unfriendly - we finally find a river that's flowing above ground , and you still can't swim in it - up north it's crocs , down here it's bugs - you can't win .
After lunch we headed to the motoring museum - a well renowned one at that ! $9 entry fee each and away we go . There are many cars and motorbikes here , all in really good condition , some more obscure ones , and others easily recognisable . Here are just a few.
From here we walked down the street , bought some cheap beer , before going for a walk down to the suspension bridge over the river .
York is really pushing for people to visit , offering 4 sites with power & water for self contained travellers for free !! You can only use these spots for 24 hours , but what a good incentive !!
We drove around town , looking at all the old houses and buildings , the Catholic Church and the Flour Mill .
We chose a different road back to the park , going past Greenhill Inn - you can also stay here for free beside the pub , off course if you went in for a beer or a meal that would be good also . There isn't a whole lot else to do out here - it's about 15 klms out of York and beside a railway siding .
That's your lot again , we headed back to park . A map link :-https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z1G8gwwxwyYo.kJc-erVbrj6s&usp=sharing
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