Nullabor Surprise

The Nullabor is a surprise. I thought it would be incredibly boring – a feat to be endured or a marathon to run. The fact is the landscape is incredible, lovely trees and shrubs interspersed with craggy cliffs with absolutely no barriers between you and a plunging wall of death. I was imagining a Thelma and Louise scenario as we camped off one of the many cliff side tracks. As we drove towards the edge we came to the realisation that there was actually nothing beneath us but a layer of limestone. A little investigation showed that the weather had carved a massive hanger under the rock face. We hastily bid our retreat with our 3 ½ tonne rig back a little further towards the road.  From Belladonia ( of Skylab fame)to the SA border and beyond I can’t say I was ever bored although a little saddle sore from the constant travel.

Nullabor Coastline - The Thelma and Louise experience

Just before Ceduna we stayed at a place called Iron Knob. Just thought I would mention it just because the country was so incredibly scenic. Beyond that we had a brief look at Ceduna before heading ever onwards to the incredibly distant east.

Iron Knob