Crossing the Nullarbor

We were late leaving Kalgoorlie as we went on the super pit tour. Got to all wear hi-vis and safety glasses. Even the kids. Went round the top of the mine and saw lots of big trucks and learnt lots of facts.

Love Hi-vis

From there to Fraser Range with a stop at Norseman (named after a horse!). Fraser Range well worth the stop. Pretty location and they can even cook for you. Next morning kids fed goats and camels before we got on our way.

Camels seem to eat anything

Long drive, not as unattractive as I was expecting. Found a space in the bush out the back of a parking bay for the night. The kids gathered firewood as we cooked butterflied lamb with cages washed down with a very nice bottle of Leeuwin can save and then a fire under the stars. This is the life!!!

Bush TV

Long drive again, stopping for lunch at Eucla telegraph station, before crossing the border to SA. Here the Nullarbor is all flat scrub and windy . Camped near the cliffs. Pretty windy and cold.

Robbie very unimpressed with border sign
Cycling the Nullarbor

Onwards to Ceduna via the most expensive diesel since the UK ($2.05). The SA border police cleared us of all our fruit and veg supplies! Ceduna nice town but very busy. Fishing season and alot of the caravan park are full, but no kids. Nice dinner in the pub.

Lie in this am as everyone trying to get used to 90min time difference. Pretty hot and all went for cycle. A nice lady gave us 7 crabs for dinner which we topped up with 2doz oysters. Perhaps mum and dad more keen on this than the kids. Tomorrow we move on again.

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