This was OK, but later in the afternoon we could see a Thunderstorm building up. When it hit us just after dark it bought torrential rain and wind, so we had to close all the windows in the van, with the upshot that the Temps got up to 37 deg and pretty steamy with it. It made for an uncomfortable night but we did get some sleep.
The next day we headed away bright and Early to make use of the nice tail wind that was blowing.
We arrived in Kalgoorlie after making good time and made our way to the Caravan park.
Just down from the site we were allocated was a group of people clearing away a tree that had fallen across a van in the Storm the previous night. Not much damage done just the Solar panel and a plastic roof vent broken.
Kalgoorlie has some fantastic old Buildings showing how much money was available during its formative years at the height of the Gold Boom.
But the reason to Visit Kalgoorlie, apart from the Red Light Area, which is down to one Brothel these days,painted a suitable Pink,
is to see the Super Pit.
A panoramic shot of the Pit.
The must have photo if you are in Kalgoorlie and at the Super Pit.
This is a photo taken from the Local Tourist information book. It was too good not to use.
It shows the size of the place with Kalgoorlie in the background. Since this was taken I suppose its grown even bigger.
Next we tackle the Nullarbor.
See Ya
Dave and Helen
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