We decided to leave Fowlers Bay and continue on our journey west. The Great Australian Bight is beautiful in it's ruggedness. 'The Wrecker' has only been as far as Streaky Bay before so from here on the journey was all new to him. We called in to 'The Head of the Bight', paid our $5 and walked the boardwalks to see some of the spectacular cliffs. We found further along the road we could have seen similar sights for nothing!
Apparently until July last year, two friends (ladies in their 50s) who had both lost husbands to cancer, ran the 'Head of the Bight' centre. They drove out one night on their way to lock the entrance gates and didn't quite make it. They had a car crash and weren't found until the next morning ... very sad!
Rick spoke to some people who were towing a speedway car to Kalgoorlie on their son's behalf. There was going to be a meeting at Kalgoorlie the following Saturday night. The parents tow the car (they had just come from a meeting in Mildura) and the son flies in to race it ... what dedicated parents!
We were very careful to have blanched all our fresh veges yesterday, as we knew that they would not be allowed into WA. We had some duck breasts defrosted for dinner and were going to cook them in honey and soy sauce, but when we got to Border Village, they took our honey from us. We had no idea until then that honey was a problem.
Fuel prices vary so much on the Nullarbor ... $1.59 at Nundroo, $1.87 at Eucla and $2.04 at Nullarbor. We spent the night at a pleasant free camp spot about 40kms east of Madura at a place called Moodini Bluff.
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$1.59 at Nundroo is not bad, it is $1.56 in Bunbury at present.
ReplyDeleteGood to see you are stuill enjoying your travels, the weather MUST get better soon.
Neil