{"id":32037,"date":"2023-04-26T09:56:00","date_gmt":"2023-04-25T23:56:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=32037"},"modified":"2023-04-26T10:23:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-26T00:23:38","slug":"waroona-western-australia-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/michaelandpamstravels.com\/?p=32037","title":{"rendered":"Waroona, Western Australia 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Date: 24th April 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travelled: 180 kms from Bridgetown to Waroona in Western Australia   <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visited:  Wellington Dam and Waroona  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Stayed: Waroona RV Stop, free, S32.84720, E115.92336  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Budget: days @ $ per day<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Our day starts as usual with a walk. Firstly down through Bridgetown to the old trestle bridge crossing Blackwood River. From here we pick up the river walk on a section called the Old Rectory, it\u2019s a pleasant walk along the rivers edge but we never find the old rectory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Back at the RV stop we pack up while several tuggers come and go using the facilities which isn\u2019t that easy given the turning circle is very tight. Jobs done we roll out of Bridgetown for Collie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What started as beautiful sunny morning turns as the sky rapidly changes and the predicted change in the weather starts to show itself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We arrive in Collie an hour later. It\u2019s a big town built on coal mining and it looks very well to do. We\u2019re tempted to explore Collie as is has a couple of beautiful old pubs and a rail museum, but the dark clouds and drizzle are close behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So we take a couple of picture and continue the 30 kms or so to Wellington Dam<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Thankfully the weather holds as we drive through the NP to the dam wall and its famous mural. We note the WA Premier making announcements on TV about this and that happening at the Wellington Dam. As the road and bridge below the dam are currently closed to vehicles and pedestrians this is the best picture I can manage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The conciliation is we can now walk over the dam wall which previously you couldn\u2019t. Nice walk but you cannot capture the mural properly from up there. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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