Across the Nullarbor

Fuelling up along the way

A wet morning + a public library = free wifi and reception here in Port Lincoln.  So here's a few more photos, this time from across the Nullarbor.  We had a good trip, took our time, saw what we could and it wasn't difficult or boring.  Of course it's a good bitumen road all the way now, but would have been challenging in years gone by.  And we did the whole trip fuelled by cooking oil:)

The sign says it all

We enjoyed the little museum at Balladonia Roadhouse, which
made international news in 1979 when parts of Skylab scattered
over this part of the Nullarbor

Aaah, gotta love bush toilets.....

 

A typical Nullarbor 'caravan park'

This is the way to do it ... 

It was a bit sad crossing the border out of Western Australia, but of course there's plenty to enjoy in the south too.  In fact the Nullarbor is more interesting on this side of the border with fabulous views of the Great Australian Bight from various cliff tops. We stopped for a look around Eucla and walked down to the remains of the old telegraph station, now partly buried in sand.

Old telegraph station, Eucla

Eucla.  The plains meet the sea here

Bunda Cliffs, seen from the head of the bight and looking west.
This was an amazing experience, standing at the top of the big
chomp on the map of Australia.

Bunda cliffs looking east

The bush camps along the way were really good, among trees with little clearings for campers.  They have no facilities and don't cost anything - you get a great view of the night sky and a real sense of being 'out there'.  The roadhouses along the way supply basics and generally good public showers for a small fee.  Ceduna's the first real civilisation and is a bigger (and nicer) place than we'd imagined, right on the water with a port for wheat export.  It's a big wheat growing area heading east towards Ceduna, all being harvested at the moment.  We enjoyed our time here.  

Fowlers Bay, south of the Nullarbor, was a lovely little place
with sparkling blue ocean, a long jetty, nice buildings and
plenty of sand dunes.

Our next destination was Streaky Bay on the western side of the Eyre Peninsula.  This is a really beautiful area - if I get more internet access I'll post some photos.  We had a couple of nights there, then explored the west coast right down to Port Lincoln where we are now.  All is going well and we'll be home within 2 weeks or thereabouts :)