{"id":11378,"date":"2018-04-09T19:01:24","date_gmt":"2018-04-09T11:01:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/primarythinking.net\/wordpress\/?p=3773"},"modified":"2026-04-13T08:02:16","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T00:02:16","slug":"day-64-esperance-to-fremantle-725km","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/?p=11378","title":{"rendered":"Day 64 &#8211; Esperance to Fremantle &#8211; 725km"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-99048d402d4071780c926f826d55c5be\">Our last leg of this part of the journey. 7.30am departure &#8211; 16.00 arrival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-2be9e1b0f50bbb6f1a2b2fa4b57c918c\">A quick 725km dash across country, taking in the very very quiet back roads of outback WA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-6858d1f247457ad30f0b4fb5fd92de44\">Our main reason for choosing this route was to stop off in the local area of Hyden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-7ef9c5301c76b2bece8f667504080592\">The town is about 290 ESE of Perth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-ac82cfd518df2c1fd2c7fae90c0ce366\">Why here you may ask. Wave Rock (<strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wave_Rock\">click for external link<\/a><\/em><\/strong> &#8211; new tab)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-016.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"11779\" src=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-016.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11779\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-016.jpg 600w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-016-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-016-300x400.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-016-413x550.jpg 413w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-016-375x500.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Day 64 &#8211; Esperance to Fremantle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"11771\" src=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-008.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11771\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-008.jpg 800w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-008-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-008-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-008-465x349.jpg 465w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-008-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Day 64 &#8211; Esperance to Fremantle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"11769\" src=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-006.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11769\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-006.jpg 800w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-006-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-006-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-006-465x349.jpg 465w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-006-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Day 64 &#8211; Esperance to Fremantle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-011.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" data-id=\"11774\" src=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-011.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11774\" srcset=\"https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-011.jpg 800w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-011-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-011-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-011-465x349.jpg 465w, https:\/\/freolongblack.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/Day-64-Esperance-to-Fremantle-011-667x500.jpg 667w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Day 64 &#8211; Esperance to Fremantle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color has-medium-font-size wp-elements-5a3e0f8b4362f136183c44795a4b9fa0\">Wave Rock is a natural rock formation that is shaped like a tall breaking ocean wave. The &#8220;wave&#8221; is about 15 m (49 ft) high and around 110 m (360 ft) long. It forms the north side of a solitary hill, which is known as &#8220;Hyden Rock&#8221;. 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