We headed north to Wagin ( pronounced wage - in ) , and had arrived there well before 10am . Driving round town , we found the show ground , you can stay there for $12 a night with power & water - but you have to be self contained ( have tanks for grey & black water ) . Getting out to check where we could park , we noticed the breeze was a little bit on the brisk side , the temperature was only 14 degrees -, jumping back in the warmth of the ute , we surveyed the situation , checked other possible destinations , chose one , then another , will we stay here , no lets go there , on second thought , maybe we should go here instead - procrastination at its best !!!
Eventually , we drove out of Wagin and headed west to Arthur River , then north to Williams , arriving just after 12 noon . We paid for a couple of nights , and to top it off , we'd actually arrived in town the day before the annual Williams Gateway Expo !!!
Now Williams is predominantly sheep country , but they do grow wheat & canola as well , so the expo is more about wool & sheep , but there will be a car show , sheep shearing, sheep dog trials , art exhibition , food stalls , kids entertainment and fireworks to top it all off . How lucky were we ???
After lunch we went for a drive - as you do when you don't know what else to do - we were told about a pub out in the country that has bands playing on weekends , and they can serve 120 - 150 meals on Sundays , so we thought we better have a look . It was at Quindanning , a locality that has a pub , a church and a couple of houses , with a few more scattered around on nearby farms . It is beside the Williams River - not much more than a creek at this point - they are re-stumping the bridge at the moment , so it's down to one lane and a set of traffic lights - it's like a roller coaster to drive over .
Heading back to Williams , we stopped at a derelict old farm . There were sheds in various states of falling down , only one looked like it would last - it looked like shearers quarters . The trees all around have shed branches , the water tank is on it's side , an old rusty car is on it's roof - been a long time since it's seen a garage !!
Continuing back into town , we crossed the river and drove into the residential area of Williams - seems quite a few people live here - it's more a comfort stop , or fuel stop on the way to or from Perth /Albany , there are 3 roadhouses here . The caravan park and motel is more just a place that people sleep over on their way north or south , and is usually quiet .
Todays drive has taken back into salmon gum territory - these are the gum trees that have taken some of the sunsets and painted themselves with it , turning colours from pinks & oranges to deep bronze. The countryside is showing off it's new green colouring , farmers are busily preparing their fields and planting their wheat - they are a month ahead of schedule with the rain being an early present for them .
That's your lot for today , here's a map link :-https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=z1G8gwwxwyYo.k1zJXMjP5XVQ&usp=sharing
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