Perth anyone...

Whew...well after a long and disappointing afternoon sunday I'm back in Perth. Everything started off so well, went to some more beautiful beaches at a national park close to Esprence then shipped off to Hyden to see the wave rock. It was a 5 hour drive, it was hot and desolate, but I figureed I'd see this rock, get a room and hang out. Well, I saw the rock, it was cool, not 5 hours of driving cool, more like 2.5...maybe 3. I tried to go for a little hike, but it was still too hot out at 4pm for that kinda nonsense. Then I spy a sign for a cave, and some kinda dam. Why not right? Went to the dam first, either it didn't exist or it was buried aways back from teh fence that was out in the middle of nowhere, so I didn't get to see that. So off to the cave, looked like another bad deal so I skipped it in favor of the sign promising some sort of hole in the ground. Well, after some walking, being tormented by a couple of flies, and some more brutal heat the result was nothing. Very disappointing. The bright side was seeing the largest collection of lace in Australia. It's out in the middle of nowhere, 100 yards from wave rock. Couldn't figure that one out, but hey! Has to go some place right.
So off to Hyden to get a place to crash. More disappointment. One hotel in the town which was packed, the hotel not the town. Not even a place to eat, so I break out the trusty little map to see what's around, hit the gas station and make like a banana and split. Well sorta...I got stuck at the gas station talking to a really nice older gentlemen who was informing me of the very non-democratic elections taking place in Iraq, and how he didn't like the U.S., British, and Australian governments. I finally get to pay for my petrol, and I stop to bid him farewell when he got me again. This time about the differences between their education system and ours, specifically the system in Hyden, KY. While talking to this man, someone tries to back up to the gas pump my car was at, and proceeds to rearend my parked ride. Awesome. But no damage done, I got away from my new pal and make tracks back to Perth cause there was nothing else to do. And that's kinda nice cause now I can venture around Perth city, and relax not in the car.