Across the last border (Day 9)
After packing up camp we headed off to the Nullarbor roadhouse to refuel. As it was Sunday morning it was time for Brett to update Macca( from the ABC radio morning talkback show) of our progress. We had driven over 3300km since our previous update. I’m sure many of the listeners where curious of how the old girl was doing. It was great to be able to inform them on how well she was travelling. They built them well back then, that is for sure.
A couple of hours later we reached Border Village. We were in Western Australia once again. It was nice to be in our home state. We all felt a sense of pride reaching this far but we also didn’t want to speak too soon, as we still have a long way to travel before reaching our destination and Glads new home. However if the old girl keeps cruising the way she has been through the last 3 states, we were all quietly confident that she would reach the finish line
The windmill man (Chris Graham) proved his worth today. He worked out why glad was leaking a little oil. With a few turns of a spanner the problem was solved. We all work well as a team and help each other with each of our duties when needed. I guess that is what mateship is all about.
Approaching the Nullarbor we saw a sign that claimed there is woman who lives with the local wildlife, i guess its Australia’s version of Tarzan in an attractive female form. She’s known as the Nullarbor Nymph. As the only single bloke on the trip I (Baggsy) kept my eyes peeled. Unfortunately she was nowhere to be seen.
When we crossed the border into W.A. we entered the Australian Golden Outback Tourism Region. This is Brett’s home turf. For a free brochure go to www.australiasgoldenoutback.com . This region runs from Esperance in the south to Mt Augustus in the north. Brett owns a station stay in the Gascoyne Murchison region called Wooleen station (www.wooleen.com). A very diverse region with all types of outback accommodation, station stays, farm stays, pubs and resorts. On this trip we will visit Kalgoorlie, Lake Ballard (Gormley statues) Near Menzies and Merredin. Australia’s Golden Outback is a magic place to visit. You can visit in your family car even an 80 year old ford. We look forward to seeing you in region.
The Eucla coastline. The Nullabor plain coastline.
The crew around the campfire.
The sunset.
The camp again.
More sunset pics.
Tim preparing his swag for a good nights rest.
The nights bush dinner.
Posted: May 4th, 2009 under Uncategorized.