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Published: September 25th 2017
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Gwalia ghost townWe managed to miss the rain by heading north from Kalgoorlie, but unfortunately we couldn't avoid the wind. We visited Gwalia - a ghost town near Leonora - then went to Niagara Dam (for a picnic lunch), and then out to Lake Ballard to see the statues and spend the night at the campground.
Gwalia was excellent - you could walk through the old buildings and see the type of materials used. The story behind Niagara Dam was interesting - after it was built an underground spring was discovered nearby. The wind got stronger as the day progressed, and by the time we got to Lake Ballard it was blowing a gale. The BOM weather warning predicted wind gusts up to 100km/hr and we reckon it was pretty right. We were being sandblasted, but we went for a walk on the lake to see some of the statues (we didn't do the whole walk). I didn't sleep much that night, waiting for the camper to blow away... It finally let up in the early hours of the morning.
The next day we headed south
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Gwalia ghost town again, stopping at Kalgoorlie for breakfast and then towards Esperance. We stopped overnight at Salmon Gum, a small town between Norseman and Esperance. The town has a small council run campground with a camp host who provides a campfire every night. The wind had eased off but was still blowing a bit - but we were able to find a nice spot out of the wind behind the local gun club. It was nice and quiet (except the occasional slow moving train) and I was able to catch up on my sleep.
The next day was a very short drive, about 110km, to Esperance.
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