Today we struck out across the Nullarbor Plains. We don't want to rush so will take three days. It was a pre-dawn start and just as we drove away the sun came up. Lovely cool clear morning. The road was nothing short of fantastic, wide smooth and well maintained.
First stop, for mornos, was Penong, a little town with an interesting Windmill Museum/collection. One rare brute had a span of 35 feet. We reckon they should hook them all up to the power grid the way the wind blows out this way it would supply enough power for the whole town.
Next stop was Head of Bight which is a seasonal whale watching platform and Information Centre 30km east of Nullarbor. We saw two adult whales and one baby and a very nice view of the eastern end of the Great Australian Bight. The Bight runs for 800km with cliffs from 40 to 80m high; one rugged looking bit of coastline.
Arrived at Nullarbor (just a roadhouse really)
at 1:50pm, which is a good time to call it a day. Not a great deal to see but
we managed a walk after lunch and a LLD. They must have had some nice rain as
there was water lying everywhere.
Dinner was chicken and veg stir fry and very
nice too, even if we do say so ourselves. We had to cook all our remaining
veges or risk losing them at the border with WA.
Highway 1 is only 80m away so we'll see if the
road trains keep us awake?
Sunset on the Nullarbor
