The Nullarbor

We enjoyed the long drive across the Nullarbor Plain which contains Australia’s longest straight stretch of roadway - 145 kms - in fact much of the journey is through scrub and because of recent rains the countryside was looking green and healthy and there was always something interesting to see. Only a relatively short stretch of the road is through nullus arbor. Our first stop was at Balladonia where in 1979 space debris from Skylab landed nearby and the roadhouse has a small museum. We stayed in a cabin and awoke to rain, the last time we saw more than a shower was at the beginning of our trip but the car needed a wash! We called into Eucla to have a look at the Old Telegraphic Station ruins and another stop at WA/SA Border Village - there is a 2.5 hour time change, WA doesn't have daylight saving so a sudden time jump. We stopped at the Head of Bight and went down to the boardwalk where from the sheer drop of the towering cliffs one can watch the Southern Right Whales which gather here to breed. It is getting late in the breeding season but there were 4 whales and one calf just off shore, apparently earlier in the year there were 130 or more, but it was wonderful to see these huge creatures playing in the warm water.