We needed to buy a booster seat for Georgina as hers snapped in half at Coral Bay when she was playing on it in the car. We headed for Baby Road in nearby Booragoon, only to find out this Monday is a public holiday and they were closed! Grrrrr. Luckily Justin had spied a Baby Bunting along the same road, it was due to open at 11am. We killed the hour by getting lunch and petrol. Justin bought the seat, and the shop took the old wreck. It had snapped at the junction of the seat and the back. I feel much better knowing she is on an intact booster. We took the road to Wave Rock, something I have long wanted to see. I think it was on a touristy tea towel Mum and Dad had when I was growing up. We pulled in at nearby Hyden, but as expected everything was shut. Fortunately e shops at Wave Rock were open so we could get into the rock. Initially it was smaller than I expected, but on reflection (and in the photos) it seemed more impressive. Fr this pe of granite formation it is enormous. The rock is owned by the water authority of WA, and sadly in the 1960s they built a low brick wall across the top of it. Luckily we can take photos without seeing it.
we could have diverted up to the highway to Kalgoorie from this point, to get to Norseman, or directly via an unmade road. The lady at the Wave Rock Kiosk heard it was well maintained, so we chose to go on the off road route. The surface was perfect. There are some gold mines out here, those companies keep the road regularly graded. We didn't make it to Fraser Range Station as recommended by Elspeth as the light was fading. We pulled into The Breakaways campground, about 160km west of Norseman. There were three other groups staying there and another pulled in later that night. We thought we would be the only ones, but it is quite popular.
We had snacked all day so we ate a simple omelette for dinner.
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