Hi , yesterday we moved from Hyden to a little town called Kulin ( Kull in ) , the afternoon was taken up with shopping and other tasks that need doing - life goes on regardless !!
Today however , it was time to do some sightseeing - first stop of lots , was the Tin Horse Highway , a fun drive out the road east & west . About 15 klms out of town is the Jilakin Rock , Lake and racecourse - where they have an annual weekend event running for 3 days - a bit like Bong Bong Picnic Races , only more family oriented !!
On the way out to the track there are sculptures of horses on the side of the road , some are quite comical - I think I had taken about 60 photos by the time we found the track , hence my comment about many stops , 60 before 9am !!! here’s a selection .
Usain Colt of course
Andy Capp
After all those photo’s , it was time for a walk up Jilakin Rock - yes , another granite outcrop, but the views were great . There is Jilakin Lake next door - a salt lake - and it was an outstanding view !!
Driving beside the lake on the way east , there was another small lake beside it , it also looked great .
The roads are continuing to be quiet , very few vehicles at all - suits us just fine !!!
Next stop was an area further east , Buckleys Breakaway , it is the Open Wheat Belts answer to the painted desert . There is an eroded area , that has red & orange top soil/rocks , with a white clay layer below that ( it’s extremely hard clay ) , mixed with some grey quartz & feldspar rocks & gravel , leading to an amazing landscape !!
From there we back tracked a little and headed south to Lake Grace , a reasonable sized small town . We found another salt lake to have lunch beside to the north of Lake Grace , where the flies were’nt as bad as they have been everywhere else today . I guess the recent rain has had a profound effect on fly populations - they have increased enormously - unfortunately !! There were some salmon gums beside the lake and picnic table , this photo shows both lake & trees - the trees are long & slender with a nice canopy of leaves at the top .
Finding our way into and through Lake Grace township , we continued out to Lake Grace North - this was the lake , not the town . The lake stretches for 27 klms and at it’s widest is a bit over 7 klms , so it covers a rather large area . We pulled over after we crossed one section of it and went for a walk out on it - very crunchy underfoot , untill it got damp underfoot . There were tyre tracks from some people in a 4wd or 2 - they didn’t get very far into the lake before they came to an abrupt stop , and didn’t get to drive out , rather got pulled out !!!
We found the lookout , which is a small tower overlooking some wheat fields beside the lake , and showing the lake stretching off into the distance .
From there , it was back to Kulin and the free camp . The free camp is great , it’s in town beside the council offices , across the road from the cafe and pub , there is a newly landscaped park & playground beside us , a toilet block with a shower as well . They are doing a fine job of attracting tourists / travellers to come and stay in their town and spend some money . You can stay here for 72 hours free !! Well done Kulin !!!
Arriving back in town , we found a card operated fuel depot across the railway - the price was $1.04 / litre for diesel , funny though , the card operated one in the main street was selling diesel for $1.19 / litre - a bit rude seeing they are only about 150 metres apart !!
Back to the free camp we found we had neighbours - a family , and Rick & Marcia had found us again !
We had some drinks at the pub later in the afternoon and chatted to some locals , the bank manager told us about quite a few things that go on in town - quite informative . The locals have been quite welcoming !!
Back across the road to get some tea organised , another day done & dusted .
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