The Nullarbor
Day One
Leaving Streaky Bay by 8am our destination for the day was
Eucla, 608km away. After stopping at
Ceduna for fuel and fresh bread 120km
away we were on our way properly. The
kilometres were worn away steadily as we took in the scenery, did some
schoolwork and amazed at the lookouts along the Great Australian
Bight. By about 4pm and we reached our
destination at Eucla. The last hour of
driving took us through steady rain which continued until well past 8pm with Eucla recording
in excess of 40mm – the wettest day for
2012. As cabin fever settled in, Kurt
and Will were strongly encouraged to retreat to the great outdoors, where they
enjoyed a great game of soccer in the puddles and rain before a warm shower.
Tomorrow is likely to bring more showers, as we head toward
Fraser Range Station on our way to Esperance.
A line of thunderstorms heading our way.
The next days drive was again 600 km in total to Fraser
Range and an early highlight was the 16 wedge tailed eagles we saw on the
coastal plain between Eucla and Madura. We also drove through a line of storms and the rain took about 30-40 minutes to pass. It was a long day but we made it to
Fraser Range in good time and had time to relax. We played a hole of golf, rode
our bikes around and found space to
crack the whip. Later in the evening around the fire we enjoyed the company of
a lovely Canadian couple before everyone had an early night as the time
difference kicked in.
The next morning we headed for Esperance.
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