Desert and sea

After feeling that we were parked in the middle of the Eyre Highway all night, roadtrains coming and going all night, sunrise was late at 7.45.
Entered the Nullarbor .....much more vegetation than we expected...hardy little silvery green shrubs 30 cm high with occasional straggly trees 2 m high.
Nullabore Roadhouse.... exorbitant petrol prices, stroppy truck drivers and no shade, but clean bathrooms....showers for $1
Stunning lookout over Bunda Cliffs and the Great Australian Bight.


After several hours approached the WA border.
A police woman checked our G2G pass, ensured we had not been in Byron Bay and let us in.
Quarantine confiscated the potatoes, onions and pumpkin SA had allowed, leaving us with shriveled mushrooms and a sweet potato!!
Eucula just down the road....horray we're in WA....not a town....just a Roadhouse.
Just gained 2 1/2 hours...or was it 1hr 45 mins?
On we drove...on, on, on
Stopped at Cocklebiddy , population 10,500......flies that is.....up our nose, in our mouth and biting March flies. They had powered sites....treated ourselves to the air con ..38 degrees.
2 majestic eagles in a cage....did not get to the sinkhole....next time!

Comments

  1. Melanie31 March 2021 at 21:02

    Lucky you! (Getting into WA!)
    Hope the flies diminish as you get closer to Perth!!

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  2. Ruth1 April 2021 at 15:41

    Hoooray you made it! Have a lovely Easter with Rachael. Xxx

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