We arrived at our campsite, Fraser Range, early in the afternoon. Helen used the washing machine and changed all of the bedding and we went to the happy hour camp fire, swapping experiences with fellow campers.
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| A common site on outback properties |
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| Tours of the station |
We went on a circular signposted walk around the Station, climbed up Mt Pleasant and saw the third hole of the Nullarbor links golf course.
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| Mt Pleasant |
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| A Cairn with a microwave cooker to house the visitors book! |
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| Our van in the background |
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| The Nullarbor links golf course, 1600km long! |
Our next trip saw us entering the Nullarbor along the Eyre Highway. We met a very large mining transport which was 8 metres wide! The Pilot warned us on our 2 way radio to get off the road, we did as he asked!
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| A very long straight road! |
We use our iPhone App "Wikicamps" to find remote free camp sites. Along the way there were a number of places to stop and take photograph, as we were right on the cliff tops in some places.
We found this site at the side of the highway, very remote and absolutely deserted. We were far enough from the road to be untroubled by noise from road trains and we were able to cook food on our camp fire. Wonderful outback experience, totally remote and at one with nature.
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| Great campfire |
The photographs below are the quick ones we took when crossing the border. Helen ran in the Roadhouse and picked up a "I survived the Nullarbor" sticker for a little boy we met 18 months ago, he has lost his first sticker...his Dad managed to contact us just as we approached the Border!! so lucky.
A late start the next day but, we seemed to travel a very long way. We found a very similar spot to camp that we had last night. We decided to go a little further into the bush on a track, unfortunately we got ourselves and the caravan into a bit of a pickle...we were going nowhere! Richard had a long walk around and found a place where we could turn the van around, yikes!! BUT, we had to clear some of the track in fact do some chopping of trees etc.... not going to do that again!! We did get out of the situation and had some lunch and coffee.
We had to get more fuel and here we are at the Nullarbor Roadhouse, what a place.
Further along the highway we found a flat free camp on the way into the Head of the Bight lookout and Visitors Centre. Only one other camper joined us for the night, a young English man travelling alone in his camper van, we had a very nice evening.
The next morning the caretaker of the Discovery Centre drove down and opened the gate and a number of caravanners went through down to the centre. We packed up and did the same. Such and amazing place, Helen talked about the time we saw the Great Australian Bight from a plane when we travelled last year from Melbourne to Perth. It seemed so surreal being here and seeing it for real.
Something we forgot to say, but, you all may have realised that this is the most amazing place to sight...the Southern Right Whale...but sadly we are too early!!
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| Free camp |
After our visit we drove off to our next destination... Ceduna, but, along our route what an experience we had, on an outback road with virtually no traffic... then police tonight in our caravan... Story to follow!!
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