On the way we saw the Emu Downs Wind Farm. There were 48 windmills generating electricity run by Stanwell.
By this stage it was raining and very windy and cold. We went through the museum which had many artefacts from the early days of Dom Salvado as he settled here to start a monastery and school. The school has closed but it is now used for school groups as camps. There are only 8 monks living here and their motto is still PAX (peace) They are self-sufficient as they have olive groves, sheep, citrus fruit, grapes and wine
and tourism.
We stayed at a free camp site (well almost – paid $7 to the monks) beside the oval. It was very cold and it rained most of the night. Fortunately we were snug and warm in our van.
Distance travelled today 178kms
Total distance travelled 13417 kms
Day 88 Monday 11th July
It was still raining this morning as we left New Norcia and headed to Perth. We have reached a city. We went to the sushi train for lunch, the first one since Darwin.
Distance travelled today 133 kms
Total distance travelled 13550 kms
