We had been well and truely spoilt in York, and we were sad to leave. We still had no idea where our springs were for the car. No doubt we weren't the only ones in the Perth area waiting for goods from the derailed train - but we were itching to get on the road north. Easter had disrupted the normal timelines too, and with ANZAC day creating a three day week, we feared we would be held up another week before being able to head north.
With nothing to do but stay in a holding pattern around Perth, we headed north from York to New Norcia.
New Norcia lies on the Great Northern Highway - and as we came into town, we were held up by - and eventually waved around two massive 8 metre wide dump trucks, on their way north to the mines. In fact the volume of trucking on this road, was incredible, as was the number of wide and oversized loads. As we rolled into town, two more dump trucks were on their way south - waiting at the widest section for the northbound trucks to pass. It was of course fascinating for the boys, who checked out every truck that rolled on through New Norcia during our stay.
Unfortunately for the boys, New Norica is not just a great truck observation post. It is an historic community founded by Benedictine Monks in the early 19th century. It has incredible collection of historic buildings, priceless artworks and a Monastry. We checked out the art gallerys which had some beautiful, albiet very symbolic paintings.
