Bye Bye
Adelaide. We were on our way to
Esperance to live near hubby’s mum and Step Dad.
They had
raved about Esperance and nearby towns for a while now and our interest was
captured.
Stories to
come in the next blog.
Now on the
long road complete with drinks and lollies, trailer piled with a few prized
possessions and little Patches in her doggie bed in the back checking out the
tailgaters driving behind.
First stop
Streaky Bay which was quite a pretty little stop.
~~oOo~~
We then
hiked it over to Ceduna which is the last town before the big long
stretch. The Caravan Park was a good
choice for the night. Picture is of a
pink lake nearby.
~~oOo~~
I guess the
word Nullarbor conjures up thoughts of dull and boring but I found the scenery
quite interesting. I liked the way the
landscape changed from woodland to scrub to tiny salt tolerant bush. Part of the stretch near the Great Bight is
close the coast line and you can see the Great Southern Ocean. I liked this bit the best. There was hardly any bush. It was flat country and the road had turns which made a change.
Here at the
Great Bight you have to turn off the head out to the coast if you want to see
stunning views of the coastline. There
is a viewing platform to check out the Great Southern Ocean. It’s quite impressive.
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By the time
we got to the SA/WA border we were tired.
You can’t drive the whole Nullarbor in a day, unless you are a trucky on
nodose pills or sharing the driving. So
we stopped at a place called Border Village and hired a dog box (donga) for the
night. Lucky Patches was sleeping out
under the stars.
The
accommodation is called Dongas which are nothing more than shipping
containers. We were envying those in
Australian jails right now. 😊 But
we were tired and needed some sleep. It’s
amazing how miles of straight road can make one tired. At least they had cold beer!! 😁
Petrol sold
in the Nullarbor is expensive. You can’t
do what my Dad used to do years ago.
Drive on in the hope that the next town would be cheaper. Towns here are non-existent! You just have to suck it up and pay what they
demand.
Didn’t get
any pictures of Border Village. There’s
nothing much to take pictures of. I was
too busy tucking into some expensive beers!
We woke
early and decided to head off just before sunrise. Be careful driving in the dark. Roadkill is pretty bad in the Australian
outback. We saw plenty along the
way. There was a little light on the horizon
so we had plenty of visibility.
Sunrise and
Sunset is stunning here 😄 Can’t
wait to go back with my DSLR.
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SA/WA
border. Not much here. We got the obligatory photo standing half and
half across the border and drove on into Western Australia.
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FUNNY STORY
Years ago
the border between QLD and NSW was heavily monitored. We used to regularly drive from Brisbane to
Sydney to visit my brother and his family.
I remember once, we had a big stick of sugar cane. When I was young, sugar cane was like one
huge lolly. There was no way I was
parting with my big lolly so Dad, Mum and I sat on it with a blanket over
top. The border police didn’t detect a
thing. 😜
Another
time we had a bag of oranges that they found and were going to confiscate. No! So
we parked the car and ate all of the oranges lol. That is probably where I get my stubborn streak
from.
No one was
going to take our hard earned oranges away from us!! Haha.
~~oOo~~
Just over
the border in WA is a place called
Eucla. We discovered this a little too
late. We should have stayed at Eucla
instead of Border Town. At least they don’t
have Dongas. When we drove back across
the Nullarbor later we stayed here. Much
nicer.
So there’s a tip for you.
~~oOo~~
And lastly,
a photo that I took of this great sign.
I can see why people have a collection of road signs. This one is a classic! 😎 There just happened to be a truck in the distance.
How good is that! 😁
~~oOo~~
Next up, our adventures down the bottom end of Western Australia in a place called Esperance.
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