10th-13th January
Crossed the Nullabor Plain.
One section of the Plain,
perfectly straight and flat for 90miles.
We have just successfully crossed the Nullabor, A 1200klm arid desert plain that spands from Norseman in Western Australia to Ceduna in South Australia with only a hand full of roadhouses in between. Our fully loaded old Commer performed admirably. With no fresh water supplies freely available for the full 1200klm we were extra heavily loaded with 100liters of water and extra fuel on board. We tried to maintain our full cruise speed of 75-80kph (50MPH) for 8 hours on the first day and for 5 hours per day on days 2,3,4. Hills and strong head winds slowed us down considerably at times but all in all it was a great trip. We witnessed a few modern cars and 4wd vehicles that failed along the way and had to complete the crossing on the back of recovery lorries albeit after very long waits on the side of the hwy for help.
We spent the nights camped in some desolate but beautiful places. We spent one night parked on the edge of a cliff in the Great Australian Bight enjoying the spectacular scenery, and a couple of nights camped on the plain.
We saw wild horses and a Dingo curiously circled one of our campsites. Amanda shot a great photo of a Wedgetail Eagle that swooped in front of our slow moving bus. It was a great relief to finally reach Ceduna under our own steam as vehicle recovery costs on the Nullabor are extremely high and many abandoned vehicles can be seen along its length.
We will rest in Ceduna for the next few days and clean up our now very dirty and dusty old bus before moving on to explore SA.
Wedgetail Eagle
The Nullabor through our eyes.
SA, WA Border
Plenty of large trucks for us to get in the way of.
Is it a highway or a zoo?
Coastal camp site.
Camp Sunrise.
NULLABOR IS FROM LATIN MEANING,
NULL - NO
ABOR- TREES
There are trees, as you can see in the pictures, just not very many.
Distance since leaving home - 1480miles
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perfectly straight and flat for 90miles.
We have just successfully crossed the Nullabor, A 1200klm arid desert plain that spands from Norseman in Western Australia to Ceduna in South Australia with only a hand full of roadhouses in between. Our fully loaded old Commer performed admirably. With no fresh water supplies freely available for the full 1200klm we were extra heavily loaded with 100liters of water and extra fuel on board. We tried to maintain our full cruise speed of 75-80kph (50MPH) for 8 hours on the first day and for 5 hours per day on days 2,3,4. Hills and strong head winds slowed us down considerably at times but all in all it was a great trip. We witnessed a few modern cars and 4wd vehicles that failed along the way and had to complete the crossing on the back of recovery lorries albeit after very long waits on the side of the hwy for help.
We spent the nights camped in some desolate but beautiful places. We spent one night parked on the edge of a cliff in the Great Australian Bight enjoying the spectacular scenery, and a couple of nights camped on the plain.
We saw wild horses and a Dingo curiously circled one of our campsites. Amanda shot a great photo of a Wedgetail Eagle that swooped in front of our slow moving bus. It was a great relief to finally reach Ceduna under our own steam as vehicle recovery costs on the Nullabor are extremely high and many abandoned vehicles can be seen along its length.
We will rest in Ceduna for the next few days and clean up our now very dirty and dusty old bus before moving on to explore SA.
NULLABOR IS FROM LATIN MEANING,
NULL - NO
ABOR- TREES
There are trees, as you can see in the pictures, just not very many.
Distance since leaving home - 1480miles
Click to view current location
