After packing up in Kalgoorlie, or as the locals say, in Kal, we drove out via Coolgardie. It was the original town where gold was found, but when the larger amounts were found in Kalgoorlie, Coolgardie almost became a ghost town. It had a huge population in the early days. Some of the beautiful old buildings are still there, but there's hardly anyone there. This photo was taken just after our picnic lunch on a Monday. Trucks pass through on their way from Perth, but not much else.
We met this fellow in the park at lunch-time. He lives in Germany, but comes out to WA prospecting every year. He leaves his vehicle over in Perth somewhere, then picks it up when he arrives and off he goes. He just does it for the fun of it.
The scenery is really nice.
This is pretty typical of the bush driving from Coolgardie down to Norseman.
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