I was last across the Nullarbor in an old HD Holden about 45 years ago. Dad drove us from West to East along the old highway which included about 500k of dirt road. We four kids sat across the back seat with a towel on our laps shuffling a chunk of lock ice from one to the other to try and stay cool. I recall the trip took three days and two hours, but who was counting. I think we relied on windows and fresh air back then.
Today the road from Eucla to Ceduna travels closer to the coast. We took on fuel at Eucla and filled a gerry can wt a additional 20lt. We'd heard the fuel price was around $2/lt at Nullarbor so we avoided it altogether.
There are lookouts over the Great Australian Bite at varous points. There used to be many more but they have been dug up. I suppose the responsible parties had decided with the increasing numbers of travellers now, there was a risk that needed to be better managed.
We drove through Ceduna this morning after overnighting at a a small roadside stop with several others. The drive over was uneventful with tail winds early each day. The winds were southerly in the late afternoons and became a little boisterous later on. Rose had a drive one afternoon and went a little sideways in one big gust... it got the heart rate up a little for both of us.
The first lookout on the Nullarbor
The second lookout. We had lunch here... a really nice place on an exceptional day.
Us two... not standing too close mind!
Today the road from Eucla to Ceduna travels closer to the coast. We took on fuel at Eucla and filled a gerry can wt a additional 20lt. We'd heard the fuel price was around $2/lt at Nullarbor so we avoided it altogether.
There are lookouts over the Great Australian Bite at varous points. There used to be many more but they have been dug up. I suppose the responsible parties had decided with the increasing numbers of travellers now, there was a risk that needed to be better managed.
We drove through Ceduna this morning after overnighting at a a small roadside stop with several others. The drive over was uneventful with tail winds early each day. The winds were southerly in the late afternoons and became a little boisterous later on. Rose had a drive one afternoon and went a little sideways in one big gust... it got the heart rate up a little for both of us.
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