Location: Bruce Rock, Kokerbin, Quairading, Taopin Weir

Region: Wheatbelt

Date: Wednesday, 30 August – Thursday, 1 September 2023

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We started the day with a wildflower drive just outside Corrigin, just a short drive and you could easily walk the drive if you wished. The flowers don’t disappoint, I’m just a bit sorry I don’t know all the names…

We return to Corrigin and collect the van and decide to follow the “Granite Way” to take in other local rock sites so we head to Bruce Rock. Nice day area but can’t access most of Bruce Rock as it’s on private land unfortunately.

Next stop is Kokerbin rock; the 3rd biggest monolith in Australia. We take the walk around and past the Devils Marbles and spy an echidna on the way resting under a tree, then we climb to the top and take in the vista and back down again and then follow the path to visit the historic well.

On the way back we saw a “stumpy” aka blue tongue, warming himself in the afternoon sunshine.

We continue on granite way, past Mt Stirling to Quairading and then onto Toapin Weir to camp for the night. As we drive slowly along the gravel road we are surrounded by flocks of Australian Ring Neck Parrots (aka the Port Lincoln Parrot and the Twenty Eight parrot due to the sound it makes).

On Thursday 31st August we travelled back to Perth via York an historical town nestled in the foothills surrounding Perth.

My daughter Carly arrives this weekend for a 3 day visit before heading to Singapore.

Hope this finds you all well and thriving.