We were up in the morning with the birds and while Avan kicked the fire back into life Heather whipped up some breakfast. Then it was back onto the the road for the last leg of the Great Central Road.

Our first stop was the mid sized town of Laverton to get the tyre fixed. Once this was completed, feeling much safer, we headed off via Leonora and Leinster, to take in some historic pubs on our way home.

Our first stop was Agnew Pub. A relic of the gold rush days the town of Agnew is now just the Pub however it is still a welcoming sight after a couple of hours on the road. We stopped in for a beer and a yarn with the bar maid as is the custom. We were pretty much granted celebrity status given we were the first customers of the day.

Next stop was Sandstone, and again we called in for a beer and chat. Sandstone is a little larger than Agnew but still a very outback location. The bar maids here were backpackers from Ireland looking for an outback experience and judging by the attentions being gleaned from the local studs they were very much getting an experience. However the isolation of Sandstone was in the process of changing as the Main Roads were working on sealing the last of the gravel road making it fully sealed from Geraldton to Kalgoorlie.

Given the hour of day we only travelled a couple of K out town before pulling off into the bush to again set up camp. Next morning we headed off only to get a flat withing minutes. While we were annoyed this was a much preferable scenario than a second flat back on the Great Central Road with no spare.

Tyre changed and it was off through Mt Magnet to Yalgoo. Yalgoo is another mining town and while still isolated is a little closer to civilization. However when we arrived we were surprised to find a flock of Emu's had moved into town. It certainly added a little interest to an otherwise dusty place.

After Yalgoo our next destination was Pindar. A big sign as we drove in announced that the old hotel was for sale. We stopped and had a look and found it was a well preserved old building of the type we both loved. We spent some time debating the merits of what one could do with it but in the end decided the timing was not right for us. However I'm sure someone has snapped it up and is enjoying living there. Pindar is the home of the amazing wreath flower which looks exactly as the name suggests so in time I believe it will feature highly on the tourist map.

By this time we could smell home but we were also lamenting the end of our trip so to extend our time a little we took a detour via the old coal seam near Mingenew. While coal was mined here in the early development years it never produced commercial quantities and little is left of the activities of the miners. What the coal seam park is known for now is the amazing wild flower show it produces each year. This year was no exception so we enjoyed a leisurely lunch before pushing onto Dongara and the end of our adventure.