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Wave Rock WA

 We picked the van from Perth.   We hit the road we just went to the supermarket for some provisions and then we set off to find a camping near York  not our York obs...but the next town was Beverly so I reckon there is some Yorkshire blood around here... Glorious forest site, nobody else here just the trees for shade, there were toilets, water, swings if you were so inclined - It totally reminds me of why we do this camping milarky... it's just very nice it's also very hot so we got here and we kind of arranged and sorted stuff out in the van and made the bed up and then we fell asleep for an hour then a quick explore - a walk where we saw the most enormous spiders I think they were huntsman because they had those big big fat body.  I didn't have my camera with  me.  We came back and couldn't be bothered to cook so we just had crisps and hot cross buns sat in this beautiful forest watching the sun go down and the stars come out I just think what more could you ever want

we made the decision to get up early to avoid the heat - expecting mid 30's later in the day and we headed for Wave Rock - A large lump of granite rock that surprisingly resembles a wave.. its pretty impressive... on the way we even managed to buy some wine glasses so we don't have to use nasty plastic beakers 😋😏


We wandered around the bottom and then climbed up to the top,there were loads of lizards - first real wild life we have seen apart from dead kanga on the road😞 I did a bit of scrambling on top of the rock - the views were amazing - miles and miles of flat bush land with another huge granite lump stuck in the distance.  the weather has been fantastic and it was great to get up high and feel a bit of wind to take the edge of the heat. 



and Dr Fred headed off in the direction of some huge boulders for a long need fix of rock...



there was even a bit of summit rock art...



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  1. Kathy Corrigan28 February 2023 at 17:08

    Looks like are getting into the swing of things. Love learning about the places you are visiting..luv ya cuz xxx enjoy and be safe.

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  2. Cee Stevenson28 February 2023 at 21:24

    OMG Wave Rock. I went there many moons ago. Considering how dense granite is I read it has taken millions of years for the wind to carve the wave. I love that place. It’s certainly a good old drive to reach. If you continue heading North try to go to shark bay. At certain times there are mass gatherings of sharks there and a large sign saying “ do not go over the cliff top” that was it, over the top and down the side I went.

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  3. Jules3 March 2023 at 00:16

    Great blog Clair and loving the pictures. Wave rock is amazing, must go there …

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