Friday 9/7/2010 Norseman to Lake Ballard

(Norseman to Lake Ballard)
After cereal and toast at the pub we filled the car. So far we've used 482L and driven 3600km.
We also topped up the water which we've used 50L in 7 days.
Heading north through wind and rain, we arrived at Kalgoorlie and got out in the freezing wind to look at the Super Pit. The largest open cut mine in Australia. Kalgoorlie is a town built on gold!

The clothes washing was already done and we did the grocery shopping in Kalgoorlie, so our extra sight seeing at Lake Ballard and the Gormley Statues became our new camp site.
We seemed to drive out of the storms heading NW out to this beautiful Lake. Usually a salt pan, but because of the recent rain the salt crystals had dissolved. We hiked in slushy, slippery mud out to a small steep island which was calling to us to climb it.

Such a perfect camp site. All alone. Lucky we made a huge fire (well contained) as the wind picked up in the evening.