We wanted to drive quite a bit today so left early, helped by the stinging ants that became so irritatingly active after the storm that standing still was impossible. Every time one of the dogs or we stood still, the little buggers climbed on our feet and stung. Luckily we had packed up most of our stuff before the storm so we had a quick start.
Nossi was a little dopey after our quick get away, but adjusted soon.
Our first stop was Norseman, where the Nullarbor starts. We wanted to stack up on petrol and visit the information centre to get the most out of our trip. Norseman has been put on the map after in 18 something someone tied their horse up to a tree overnight and the hoof of the horse revealed a substantial piece of gold. We tried our luck with Dotti.
But she didn’t get what we were after, even when we helped her scratch the dirt. Ah well, no luck this time.
After a while we stopped for lunch, it started already to become a hot day and the forecast was 40 degree days across the Nullarbor.
Marjo’s artistic eye fell on the nice trees.
And I spotted a little sunbathing leathery lizard.
More inland the damage of last night’s storm was good visible.
The road was long and straight and here they pride themselves on having the longest stretch (90 miles) of road in Australia with no bend.
It goes on….
And on….
They even have room to build in a landing strip for airplanes.
Then we turned into a rest area not far from a homestead. A huge site with a toilet and dump point. Almost no one camped there for the night.
We slept like babies.
Posted from Sheringa, South Australia, Australia.
Recent Comments