Going back to yesterday at Ravensthorpe. After arriving there we went for a walk around town as per photos below. I had mentioned that I wouldn’t post the photos until tonight as I wasn’t going to be taking many photos today to post. Just a driving day. In the areas we have been driving through there was a lot of roadside art that people have done. Eg. Horseman’s highway where the farmers have lined the highway with tin horses in their fields. We were going to see this but a change of plan. Another is all different types of spectacular letterboxes along another strip of road. Then there is The Farmers Gate Trail where they decorate their gates with metal artwork. I think they all try to out do one another. But it is fun as you are driving along stretches of roads having this art work to look at. So what I’m leading up to, back home I read up about the Australian Silo Art Trail which I discovered runs along the route we will be driving. So for a bit of fun I am going to try and see as many Silos I can find. There should be at least 14 I have read up about along the way in different towns. It consists of a collection of painted artwork on Silos and Water Towers across Australia. They begin in Western Australia ending in Queensland. It’s encouraging people to get out and enjoy the journey along what is now considered Australia’s ultimate Road Trip. They are large structures usually cylindrical used for storing grain or winter food for farm animals. So watch this space.
My first Silo Art starting in Ravensthorpe in the Wheatbelt regions. We have been driving through all the Wheatbelt towns, flat land where they grow wheat. The farms just go on and on. Must be a huge industry in Australia.
Going back to yesterday afternoon we went for a walk around Ravensthorpe. Small quaint town. Some character shops as above.
The local Hotel
More shops above and below.
Above looking down the road camping ground at the bottom on the left. Great little spot, as my photos showed yesterday. You pick your own site on arrival pay later.
Looking back up the road to the pub. So quiet no traffic. Very peaceful.
This morning we left Ravensthorpe at 8.30am. Just a driving day through to Grass Patch. After driving through all the wheatbelt area yesterday and this morning we suddenly came through all this scrub but then straight back to the wheat farms which had all been harvested by this time of year.
We have now arrive at Grass Patch a very small settlement of 133 residents. Now we are about 567Km from Perth. To get here we were driving through some very strong wind blowing across the flat wheat farming areas. Luckily we were only driving for two and a half hours 229kms
We have seen a few of these wheat storage units
The very small settlement of Grass Patch’s Post Office and Store. Went along to buy milk but they closed at 3.00pm. Can’t do much business. Probably relying on passing traffic.
This is the Tavern. Don’t know if it was open or closed no sign of life anywhere. Apart from a metal soldering shop and school that’s about all we saw and of course the camp site.
This is the little camp site just two rows opposite each other. Only eight sites. In these small settlements there are several of these small caravan parks owned by council but run by the residents. They are so neat and very modern immaculate facilities. Popular places to stay very quiet and peaceful.
The beast, a beautiful new van not sure if I have mentioned it it has only done 5,361km we were so lucky to get such a new model. You never know what you are getting only that it will be anything up to four years old. We have had a few minor electrical problems and Letsgo have sorted this out this afternoon. Our last night before hitting the Nallarbor Plains tomorrow. PTs dream to do it.
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