Left the campsite which is on the south branch of the Gascoyne River, [approx 146 klm above Meekatharra] around 7.10am and encountered lots of majestic wedge tailed eagles on the side of the road, feeding on mainly kangaroo road kill or soaring on the thermals. unfortunately they are camera shy so no photos of them. Early stop for fuel at Meekatharra and then onto Mt. Magnet, just catching the Information Office with 10 minutes to spare before it closed at 12.00 noon.
We got a good update on local wild-flowering locations, plus maps and directions for consideration over lunch in the park. We decide to head to the small township of Yalgoo midway between Mt Magnet and Mullewa. The flower display was slow at first but then erupted into a profusion of cream daisy flowers by the roadside. Further up the road, carpets of pink and purple flowers greeted us. Dot and Barbara were calling to one another as they discovered a new variety for photoing.
White and yellow daisies, eremophilas and many other varieties delighted us at the compulsory photo stops.
We finally arrive at Yalgoo and book into a recently renovated campground….Dot & Michael deciding to take a motel type room [no ensuite] as a break from the tent and sleeping on the ground. The Council Managers also provided us with details of nearby wildflower locations.
Happy hour in the camp kitchen with the 4 of us, saw a number in the park joining us, followed by them watching Dot prepare the evening meal of steak from the mobile butcher at Newman plus vegetables. We had quite an audience for our evening meal, and then there were oohs and ahs when we finished the meal off with individual “steamed” puddings and cream……yours are still in the car Anne & Geoff.
Discussion over the evening meal, we decide to stay 2 nights and use this as a base to view the flowers tomorrow.
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