Foggy Start to Wongan Hills in Western Australia
Wongan Hills is a rural town located two hours’ drive (or 185 kilometers) northeast of Perth and is the center of a prosperous grain, sheep and pig farming district. The town takes its name...
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Lake Ninan, Everlastings, and Interesting Spring Weather
in Perth, the start of spring 2016 has been declared the most cold and wet in decades. This kind of spring weather has made our outings hard to plan, and has us watching radar...
My Husband’s Labor of (Everlasting) Love
One day we had new friends over for dinner, this was the first time they had been to our house. One quick look at the front yard and Pauline said, “Hey John, you have...
Road Trip Saturday (part five)
The next part of the day trip took us to Wongan Hills. “Wongan” is derived from the Indigenous Australian name “wangan-katta”, “wanka” and “woongan”. “Katta” is known to mean “hill”, but the meaning of...
Lake Ninan
Leaving Rica Erickson Reserve and headed east along the Wheatbelt we came across this likely little known place called Lake Ninan. Lake Ninan is situated just 10 kms west of a little place called...
