Returning to the Perth area, we had a stopover in Hyden. Throughout this area of WA, we drove through the Wheat Belt, which covers 155,000 sq km (a bit larger than England and Wales). As its name suggests, it comprises what seems like endless fields of wheat dotted with large grain silos and bins. The wheat is transported by road trains upto 42m in length carrying the wheat to railways and harbours.
Hyden, with a population of less than 400, has one motel (and a couple of campsites) supporting the tourists visiting nearby Wave Rock and passing truck drivers. At the motel reception we had a lesson on the local poisonous snakes and a request not to park in the truck park. Dinner comprised buying meat from a counter, cooking it yourself, a trip to a salad bar and BYO wine. A simple but very good arrangement.
Wave Rock is a geological formation of granite 15m high and 110m long on the edge of a solitary hill. Adjacent is Hippos Yawn, the name being evident from a visit.
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