Wave Rock and Kalgoorlie
Finally the road trip had started and we drove east. We planned to reach Hyden that day but unfortunately it came different than planned. The little
car broke down and we had to stay in Corrigin and to split our team. Tom had to go back to Perth while I continued with my parents.
So my parents and I had a look at the Wave Rock. The rock was a massive sight although it was much smaller than I anticipated. The wave is 15m high and around 120m long and it looks much much bigger on all postcards. We did the Wave Rock walk 
which leads underneath the wave and up on the cliff and escarpment. We were wondering how close to the wave edge it is possible to walk – we saw some kind of fence. We used the stairs to climb up the escarpment and noticed that the fence was really a fence but not to protect people. The purpose was to guide the rainwater into the catchment dam. There were several sign which explained
the flora and fauna. We even noticed a little wave rock on top of the escarpment. The Wave Rock contains of granite which did not erode. The other “stones” eroded which exposed the wave. I guess the scientists are not 100% sure why there is actually a wave (the curve on top of it) but I don’t know it any better. There are some further walks but we only drove to one cave to see some aboriginal art.
We then headed to Kalgoorlie (couldn’t take the direct route as this was gravel road… so we had to take the 150km longer way) but as long as you reach your destination is all ok. We stayed at a free camping spot – first free camping ever for my parents!!! 
Unfortunately we arrived to late in Kalgoorlie to have a look at the under-ground mine or to witness
the blast at 1.00am. But nevertheless we had a look at the Superpit - the open cut mine! And it is massive. We probably looked at it for 1.5h there was so much to recognise and see. The big mining trucks looked like matchbox-cars and needed quite long to exit the pit but were racing back down. We also saw some bagger and cranes which looked tiny but the normal car next to it looked even smaller.
The lookout is also informative as there are many signs telling you about the mining operation, how it all began, what they do for the environment and which “hardware” they use. One sign is dedicated to the trucks showing how many are in use, how much they weight and costs (purchase price and running costs).
Our next stop was at … which was just for 30 minutes or so. The place shows some damaged equipment of the earthquake. You could see the bended railway tracks, the exploded or imploded water pipeline and other pictures of the damage. In the end we arrived in Fremantle again to get Tom onboard and to travel together.
More adventures will come,
Cheers, MaPa, Tom and Anja
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