Across the 90 Mile Desert
We essentially packed up our gear early and left Banksia Cottage. To get our legs moving we walked around the Halls Gap Botanic Gardens. It is quite small and run as a community project. The weather was'nt great, although not actually raining, and I suspect the site would be great on a sunny Spring day. What's behind the door? The fuel price looked pretty good so we filled up, on a principle of supporting business in a small town. I had an interesting conversation at the register: the staffer was a pensioner "helping out" as they seemed to have trouble getting staff, and the person who should be there had COVID. Then we set off following guidance from Polly. The route up to the Highway dodged here and there and I am not sure would have been feasible without her guidance. This next image shows the roadside veg and our first lot of roadworks. The Giant Koala at Dadswell Bridge looked pretty grumpy. More road works and a large semi load...