An hour further on from Cocklebiddy we reached Madura Roadhouse. We checked in and set up the caravan on a bit of a slope. Light was fading but I figured it was better to complete the golf hole here now so we could set off quickly in the morning. This hole was named after the …
After spending 3 amazing months caravanning through South Australia, Northern Territory, Western Australia and a little bit of our own state Victoria, there are a lot of highlights to remember. So here's a summary of things we would like to recommend. At the end I have also included a few cautionary items. In South Australia …
Our drive today would take us mostly east. About halfway through the day we would cross back into our home state, Victoria, after nearly three months in SA, NT, WA and SA again. By 8:45 we were on the road having eaten breakfast and quickly packed up the 'van. The surrounding countryside was farming land.Within …
Today we had just under 350 kms to reach our next stopping point, Clare. As we left Kimba we passed the 'big galah' again.Early on in our drive we passed Iron Knobon our way to Port Augusta. From there we headed south with mountains to our left.Up until now there had been very few vehicles …
After eating breakfast and packing our caravan we started the day with a short drive through Penong township past several old buildings and on to Ceduna. To start with we headed out to the golf course. Ceduna Gold Club hosts the final two holes of the Nullabor Links. The first hole is a par 5 …
After setting off east it wasn't too long (less than 20 kms) before we made our first sightseeing stop for the day. Bunda Cliffs carpark offers an awesome view to the east along the Great Australian Bight.I don't feel photos do it justice. Heavy shadows make it hard to know what the best time of …
Continue reading Crossing the Nullabor, Border Village to Penong
You may think after the previous few days driving only 190 kms or so wasn't helping us cross the Nullabor very quickly but as you will read at the end of this post there was a good reason for not going so far.We hit the road just before 9:00 heading further east from Madura. Not …
Continue reading Crossing the Nullabor, Madura to Border Village
Leaving Coober Pedy with all its dirt mounds was quite unreal. For some time after, both sides of the road were littered with dirt piles. We stopped for fuel and a driver changeover at Cadney Homestead roadhouse, but after that the drive had a sameness about it apart from the signs about wandering cattle and the …
Managed a bit of a Sunday sleep-in as we were staying in Coober Pedy for another night. After breakfast we drove through the town to the Catacomb Church. A few others were arriving for the 9:30 service. We were welcomed by one of the locals and found a seat easily. As it turned out there …
On our fifth day we had a much longer drive to Coober Pedy so we quickly ate breakfast and packed up. Unfortunately we didn't time our departure from Woomera very well. As you can see we had to wait for a while as a very long freight train went through. Finally the last carriage passed …
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