Pingelly to Wickepin

I got ready, and just as I was all packed up, it began to rain, so I had to don the wet weather gear, and put the protective covers on the small front panniers.
I was thrilled to discover that the strong wind was right behind me, and careered on in light rain, hardly getting out of top gear. I thought I could easily catch up today, and maybe end up in Harrismith.
That was for the first 30k, then something went wrong, I don't know if it was a change in road direction or wind direction, probably both, but I ended up with the wind right in my face for the next 25k, so Harrismith was out of the question, and I went to the caravan park at Wickepin.
It took me about an hour to get the tent up, first I couldn't find a rock to knock the pegs in with, then found an old pair of tongs, to discover that the ground was too hard anyway, and only managed to get two in properly. Anyway, it seems to be holding up ok, and the wind has died down now.
This caravan park has a free washing machine, powder and pegs, which is unheard of in my experience, so I washed everything I've used in the last three days.
There are three other patrons in the park, all permanents, and I've chatted to two of them.

You probably know that Wickepin is famous for Albert Facey, author of " A Fortunate Life". Here's a photo of one of the many Facey sites around Wickepin. Don't know if it is readable, but Facey camped here, at Gilmanning, with his family as a boy.

This other picture is a monument to the pioneers of Gilmanning