Day 2 Sun - To Northam (195km)

We set out from Boddington around mid-morning but did not get far before we realized that the speedometer and the automatic gears were not working properly. This is a problem we have had previously. It is caused by some electrical feedback from the caravan to the car. We had disconnected the main power feed this time but it looks like the feedback may be coming from the trailer lights connections. The feedback causes one of the fuses to blow and the speedometer and odometer don’t work at all and the automatic gearbox will not go into overdrive. We hunted around the fuses for a while but could not find the offending fuse and decided to press on to Northam. The car was still safe to drive so there was no problem there.

We went to Northam via Wandering, Pingelly, Brookton, Beverley and York taking the inland routes to see some of the countryside.

York is a lovely old town that has been well preserved and maintains many of its early buildings and character. There was an arts and craft day at the town hall so Anne could get her fix. We got out pretty cheap, just a necklace and some lollies.

We wandered the main street and looked in the various shops and lovely old buildings in the town. It was a pleasant stroll.

We arrived in Northam around 4pm and set up at the caravan park. It was really windy and cold that night.Halfway through the night we had to have the heater on in the van