Some Bush Bashing

We spent the long weekend in the Hyden region. We decided it was a fairly equal distance for all parties to travel and we wanted to check out a bit of the Holland Track.

We did the obligatory Wave Rock visit, although we’ve never seen so many cars or people! There was a music festival, so we could hear the music while we looked around and walked from Wave Rock to Hippo’s Yawn. It was very scenic and there were a few pretty wildflowers to look at, not heaps though as it has been very dry.

A Hippo Yawning 

Mulka’s Cave was an interesting spot to visit. It was a short drive from Wave Rock and is the hiding place for Aboriginal legend Mulka where hand prints can be seen inside the cave.

The start of the Holland Track (well our starting point) was very easy and seemed like a well-maintained road. That was just the start however, and the stretch we covered was bumpy with big holes and gulleys and plenty of muddy puddles. There were chicken tracks for the more difficult or deep looking puddles, however overall it’s not for the light hearted. It was a really fun day filled with adventure!

We drove past a few dried salt lakes along the track which made nice photo opportunities. We stopped and got out to look at one and I started sinking and nearly lost my thong in the mud! It was very funny and fortunate we filled the water tank on the car!

Three wheelin’!!

It was also really lovely spending the evenings playing games and sitting drinking around the camp fire and I’m keen for more camping, and to do the whole Holland Track.

A Pirate Life

A pirate life for us!

We participated in the Munglinup Car Rally which was simply awesome. Ten out of ten, would recommend, we will definitely be doing it again.

It’s basically like an Amazing Race, but with cars! You spend the day solving clues, completing challenges and earning points. We did well as a team and ended up coming second! Challenges included sharp frisbee shooting, randomly selecting a key in hope it would open the lock and team ‘skiing.’ The day ended with an auction while the points were tallied and we ate hot roast beef rolls.

This was so hard

The hockey season has officially come to an end with the grand final and windup. We have been done for a few weeks as we didn’t make the finals. The weather cooperated for the grand final, sunny but not too hot and the games were fairly close. The windups were fun adventures, we had a team one on our last game day where we gathered around with a few drinks playing a few games. Then we had a big windup with all the other teams, and there was food and live music. There was also a farmer dress up theme for this one, there were many flanno shirts, men as cowgirls, a few animals and me- the only tractor. It was quite the team effort constructing the tractor and it took a few hours longer than I thought it would, however it was worth it coming off best dressed for the night!

The colour choice was deliberate

Esperance also hosted its biennial Emergency Services Day where all the emergency services in town, run mostly by volunteers, show off what they do. I wore two hats for the day (well a hat and a shirt) representing both the Emergency Support Unit and the Surf Life Saving Club. It was interesting seeing what the other units get up to and there were lots of fun activities to be involved in, from knocking down cones with a fire hose, to flare demonstrations and cutting someone out of a car.