Merredin WA, water pipeline, trains, Indian Pacific, WWII, 1st Australian General Hospital
Merredin WA Heading East, that must mean we are on our way home! Took an age to get free of the traffic and speed restrictions of the greater Perth area, and with a buffeting tail-wind, the journey was uncomfortable. Finally we started to get moving properly when we came across the back-end of another wide-load convoy, also heading east. Thank goodness for CB radios.This was the widest yet at 6.5 metres - wider than most roads. They were cruising along about 70kph but after half an hour we saw the Northam turnoff looming and the coffee bell was ringing. We relaxed a while at Maccas, it being the only thing open in WA on a Sunday, thinking that we would give them a chance to get further away. Back on the road we had been going only 10 minutes when we came up behind them again - they must have stopped as well! Rats. You can either hang in there or pull over. We hung about for a good while until finally they pulled over to let the not insignificant tailback get around. Perth to...