Nundroo
June 3, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Breakfast at the Nundroo road house - good bacon and eggs. The big Wombat was somewhere just out of town but we missed it.
Nullarbor roadhouse
June 3, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Fuel for the bike.
Great Australian Bight
June 3, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Amazing cliffs
Just east of the WA border
June 3, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Border village is just up the road . Shelving land down to the sea. Still cliffs in the distance to the west.
Border Village
June 3, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Challenging camping on the stones but there is power. Dinner in roadhouse restaurant.
Eucla
June 4, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
Coffee and fruit toast to start the day. Had a quick look around the old telegraph station with some feathery guides.... Now heading for Caiguna.
Madura pass
June 4, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C
Up off lowlands and up onto the plain again.
Cocklebiddy
June 4, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
Just a splash of fuel to make sure of the run into Caiguna.
Caiguna
June 4, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
The camp ground is hard here. The man in the office hopes we can get the pegs in! With our trusty hammer we did get them in so we are here for the night. Finally enough 3G phone to upload all theRead more
The beginning of the straight stretch
June 5, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 12 °C
Straight ahead
Balladonia
June 5, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Time for morning tea at the end of the straight bit.
Norseman
June 5, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
The end of the Nullarbor. Wonderful blue skies today and always the road heading to the horizon. The ride from Balladonia was through the great western woodland - a conservation area about the size ofRead more
Salmon gums
June 6, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
We certainly don’t need the ice today but a warming coffee was good for breakfast. And yes there are some lovely specimens of salmon gums around.
Gibson Soak
June 6, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
A short breather here. Didn’t see the soak though.
Esperance
June 6, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Quick stop for a bit of lunch and a chance visit to our favourite hardware store. We met another fellow traveler John who needed so me extra kit so Bunnings was the place.
Munglinup
June 6, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Needed a breather as the wind was strong and gusty from Esperance to here. Really had to lean the bike over to keep in a straight line and the transports heading in the opposite direction somehowRead more
Ravernsthorpe
June 6, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 21 °C
Green Haven tourist park. Includes animal guards at the gate. 400km today so a decent run. Nickel and Lithium mining area. Saw a beware ‘mallee fowl’ sign today and thought of the many animalRead more
Leaving Ravensthorpe
June 7, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
The rain came with a rush before 7am. We retreated to the camp kitchen to pack up and load the bikes. A photo of Johns bike loaded up...... Also a photo of what I think is a salmon gum, Not as brightRead more
Jerramungup
June 7, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
We made it rain! John was pretty excited about the headline in the paper. Wind was fierce leaning right as we took left hand corners. It was Mallee fowl we needed to look out for... makes sense as weRead more
Albany
June 7, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 17 °C
Made it through the rain. The rain is falling but we are dry in the 1849 Backpackers. The original part used to be the London hotel of 1909 which replaced the original hotel on the site. Just brewed aRead more
Nornalup
June 8, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
Although we had crepes for breakfast (free) at the backpackers we stopped here for Coffee and toast and wonderful marmalade for elevenses at the Nornabar.
Shannon National Psrk
June 8, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Quick stop to put the wets on.... it’s a punt that the rain will come. Paddocks of pink flowers...... and did it rain? It sure did!!
Bunbury
June 8, 2019 in Australia ⋅ 🌧 13 °C
Got through the rain to Bunbury but everyone pretty wet. Now drying out at the Dolphin Retreat YHA. This morning was just lovely riding blue skies and green fields, full rivers and dams. The rain inRead more
Leaving Bunbury
June 9, 2019 in Australia ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
Glad we were inside last night the wind and rain was almost continuous. But after a warming breakfast of toast beans eggs and bacon we have dressed in the wets and are heading to Perth.












































































