22/4/12 -Total = 6616km, 911km
Nullarbor, Bunda Cliffs, Border Village, (Western Australia), Eucala, Madura, Caiguna, Belladonia, Norseman
Up
before the sun was up this morning to get on the road early. First
stop was for a photo opportunity at Bunda Cliffs, amazing cliffs that
drop straight down to the sea. Little bit cautious about the
distances between petrol stops after running out yesterday so have
been stopping about every 200km. The first being at Border Village
which was also our breakfast stop this morning. They have a
quarantine check here as we are now entering Western Australia.
Mainly they are concerned about fruit and vegetables and honey, we
had none of that as had eaten our mandarin this morning. Must be a
headaches checking all the camper vans and caravans as there are so
many of them traveling these roads as well as all the road trains.
So
now we are into Western Australia which covers one third of the whole
area of Australia. The landscape changes all the time from low
scrubby grasslands, to shubbery size to beautiful unique eucalyt
woodlands. Stopped again at Madura chatted to one of the road train
drivers who drives from Perth to Mundrabilla to meet another road
train, transporting the mail across Australia. He was actually
originally from New Zealand, as quite a lot of people you talk to
are. We stopped again at Caiguna and Belladonia, most of these places
all that is there is a road house with maybe a motel. From Caiguna
is Australia's longest stretch of straight road which goes dead
straight for 146.6km, no kidding.
Got
into Norseman after having travelled 911km today, had be hoping to
hit 1000km but the next stop was another 200km and it was too close
to dark. Thought we did pretty well though. Getting hardened to
riding longer distances I think.
Norseman,
we what can I say, the only thing so far that has impressed is the
round about with corrugated iron camels in the centre. The town was
established when gold was found in 1894.
Norseman- Great Western Motel $120
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| Nullarbor Plain |
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| Nullarbor Roadhouse with roadtrains parked up |
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| Watch out for camels, wombats and kangaroos |
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| Sunrise on The Nullarbor |
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| The foliage of the desert |
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| Bunda Cliffs |
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| Our route so far |
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