Wave Rock @ Hyden on 1st June 2008

so the next day, we decided to go on a road trip! to the east of Perth. since it was a long weekend, everyone will be mostly going south west since it was the area where the main attractions like Margaret River and Bunbury are. so he decided to go east.

it was going to be a long journey of about 5 hours drive. so we packed lunch to eat on the way.

passed by this dog cemetery on the way. which was kind of interesting because I never saw one before. and neither did he. some of the words on the memorials were really touching.

finally reached Wave Rock at about 1pm after setting off at around 8 plus am. so we proceeded to the first attraction of Hyden.

Hippo's Yawn. It's actually part of the Wave Rock, but it got kind of isolated. and after some erosion, it became like that. really looks like a Hippo's mouth.

then drove down to the next stop, Wave Rock! i think the rock was really cool. with the lines and the shape really looking like a wave. and since i love waves, i fell in love with the rock. due to the winds acting differently, the rock at the top is eroded at a slower pace so that explains the structure of the rock.

i look so small as compared to the rock. i was thinking if the rock suddenly collapsed on me, that's the end.

we climbed to the top of the rock and the view from the top was really nice. you can see the nice greenery and the lakes from far. it wasnt a really developed town and it had only a population of 500. so the things there were really all natural.

then, drove down to Lake Magic, which was supposedly another attraction.

Lake Magic. but there was nothing magical about it. the water was dried up at some portions. according to the brochure, you should see it at sunset, but since we were going to another place, we did not stay.

then, we proceeded to the Mulka's cave, famous for the aboriginal art. there was only a dark passageway, and we really couldnt see anything, even with his torch light, so we did not go in. so only saw the artwork on the portion of the cave nearer to the entrance.

after that, we went on a hiking trail along the Humps. Its actually a walking trail up the hill and the portions of the cave. the direction to go was indicated by small white posts stuck on the cave rock or white signboards. so you really had to look out for them.

this was taken while on the walking trail. the path behind me is actually not dried water, but just growths of moss indicating the previous flow of water down the hill.

On Top of The World. finally reached the top of the Humps and there was a really gd view of the meadows beyond.

nobody was around, so self-shot time! the winds were so damn strong at the top of the rock, that we had trouble with our hair. haha. had to resort to using my sunglasses to push my hair back. and even when i left my sunglasses hooked on my shirt, it also flew off. dangerous man.

Mulka's Cave. realised I had my beanie and my shades on? There were so many darn flies flying around, that they really irritated me. and i had to keep doing the swiping motion. and worse, they buzzed around my ears, so resorted to wearing beanie. haha. wear shades to prevent them irritating my eyes.

then we drove past the town of Hyden to Lake Grace.
saw these living sculptures along the way. they were made up of junk metal and made up the history of Hyden's population. which was kinda cool. it reminds me of Robots, the movie, though I did not watch.

on the way to Lake Grace, it was quite a suspenseful journey because we were running really low on petrol, and just when we were approaching it, the fuel signal came on. it was really scary. and luckily the petrol kiosk at Lake Grace was still open, unlike the one at Port Campbell on Great Ocean Road. so we did not need to be stranded in that small town. really close shave.

and went to all that trouble to see a lake that looked normal. and when we reached, it was dark. so cant see anything. boo.

it was really a suspenseful day. since we also got a little lost on the way to Wave Rock. and we nearly couldnt spot the sign back to Perth and had to ask our way around coz his GPS couldnt detect the road. weird. on the way back, there were parts of the road where it was so damn misty that we kept wondering what it was. it was like driving through clouds. you really cant see what was in front of you.

the roads were really so dark until I could see the stars shining at me. you could see the mist around them. I think you can spot galaxies there man. too bad I cant recognise constellations. but the stars were really so pretty. the whole sky was full of them. so I think I do not need to go Kallamunda already.

memorable day.