Chloe enjoying peace and quiet

Day 3-5 (26th-28th August)

The NULLABOR

NULL and A BOR(E), are an accurate description of the Nullabor. I seriously believe it starts at Norseman and ends in Ceduna because there is nothing but bush or grass. We lost all communication at Norseman and didn’t regain it until Ceduna. Phew! It took three days and two nights to get across, including a blown tyre shortly after leaving Norseman and the pump went on the drinking water. One night stay at a simple caravan park and the next at a rest stop, where we had no power so we lit a fire and stargazed, the girls loved it. It was very quiet

Lily lighting our camp fire

Although all the signs warned there were camels, wombats and kangaroos, we didn’t end up seeing any camels or wombats. Kangaroos were in abundance, all over the sides of the road, at sunset. We did see a dingo and 8 eagles all enjoying kangaroo meat on the side of the road!

The girls are a bit car crazy now and we will be stopping at Streaky Bay for a couple of nights before moving on.

The moment we have all been waiting for has arrived. Today we got off the Nullabor and headed to lovely idyllic Streaky Bay. No sooner had we unhitched the caravan, Jade's back spasmed and had us (me) trying to put everything right because we didn't get the caravan set up yet and ring around trying to find a local clinic, who laughed when I asked what the local time was (i'd forgotten to keep my phone updated with the time jumps!). Thank goodness it was early afternoon and they squeezed us in and were very sympathetic as the beginning of our 'holiday' had started this way. So now his 'highness' is pain free and in la la land! So that should be the 3 from 'bad things happen in 3's' and now we can actually enjoy the rest of our holiday.

 

Tomorrow we will be seeing the sights and attempting fishing.