Hippo's Yawn

Roadtrip 1, Day 10: Lake Grace to Corrigin via Hyden

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April 16th 2008
We survived our night in Lake Grace (although I did have to get up in the middle of the night after Del thought someone was trying to get into the van) and, not wanting to push our luck any further, left early to get to Hyden to see Wave Rock and Hippo's Yawn. We took the obligatory photos of surfing and yawning and left pretty sharpish - the flies were unbearable! What do they want with my face ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Western Australia » Corrigin

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more