11
degrees this morning. Packed up and said our farewells to Mark, Heidi and Wendy
(Bob was in town getting his tyre fixed).
Into
Leonora for fuel, water etc. I got some printouts from the Mines Dept of Lake
Mason area so they others can see where we will be detecting.
Stopped
for a cuppa at a Leonora Loop spot at Sullivan Creek that we stopped at last
year. I haven’t seen any Wedgies yet though Steve said he saw a few around
Malcolm Dam.
North
to Leinster – the others drove into Leinster for a look while we waited at the
turnoff and had lunch. Turned off the Goldfields Highway towards Sandstone.
Turned off into Agnew – another gold town all but disappeared. A big mining
operation is under way further along the road and they have set up a good
display and information. Though one bit has fallen over as the white ants have
chewed through the timber. (pressed the wrong button and wiped out two
photos!!)
Across
the road is the old hotel – Bob did some building work here years ago.
Continued
on towards Sandstone. Stopped at Penny Denny Lookout – named after a former
shire president who lobbied long and hard for the Mt Magnet to Leinster Road to
be sealed. Great views of the breakaway though there is a fence now to stop
tourists from wandering to far over the edge but the path is still here!!
(Margaret is just in front of the fence). Plenty of room to camp here too but
we decided to keep going to Sandstone.
Turned
off 5km before Sandstone and drove down to the ‘Brewery’. We had checked this
out last year but Kev and Linda haven’t seen this area.
Around
to London Bridge. Don’t know who those galahs are.
Followed
a track around to the back and parked up for the night. Got the fire going as
the sun set.
Bit of breeze here which made it chilly but not as cold as it has
been. Spotted 4 satellites – good to know they are still up there!!
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