TRIP to CANNING STOCK ROUTE DAY 16, Heather Highway

27 June 2012

STAGE 2 Day 5 Curtin Springs to Wiluna

WARBURTON, HEATHER HIGHWAY

Another windy day. It is beginning to get to us – warm sun, cold wind.  Not just coldish but very cold wind.

From Jackie Junction to Warburton we continue on a 60km stretch just known as a vehicular track. Our permits don’t allow us to continue along the abandoned highway any further. What a bumma!

Warburton appeared more sterile and cleaner around the roadhouse than when we were last here.

After a brief stop at Warburton for fuel and icecream we rejoined the Grand Central Road and then turned off onto Heather Highway. Lots of camels along the way.  They tend to have a look at you and then take off.

As the corrugations were so bad we kept going on the alternate tracks that meandered in and out of the so called Heather Highway.

The oil sender wire snapped from the corrugations but was soon fixed when we stopped for the day.

Corrugation Highway it should be called

As we bounced, shaked, rattled and rolled

Corruga-a-a-a-a-a-tions as they are called

Maybe even co-o-oru-u-u-ga-a-a-ations

Where would you be without a corrugation or two

Or maybe a million and twenty-two or more

But a reasonably comfy ride was had

As tyres let down and in 4wd

We seem to skip and shim acros the tops

Then a few roller coaster dips short but fun

Then it settles down till the next rough bit

Shake, rattle and roll some more

Great exercise had by all

Kids woud love it till they get bored

Churn up the dust we did

As we slogged towards the west

Bouncing all the way

Even the camels leave prints in the dirt

Showing how smart they are as the walk

Not on corrugations so clealy marked

But on the smooth bits we seem to miss

Corrugations are not all the same

Sharp and close to make your teeth chatter

Some gentle and smooth

Some soft or hard

Or like over a grater you drive

Or the vibrations come up through your feet

Or maybe even your teeth

Whilst others shake you all about

Then suddenly make you jump out of your seat

Oh where would we be without roads such as this

To experience such dust, joy and bliss

As we travel across this ancient land

And east to west the wheels go round