Nullarbor SA, Kinka SA, Big galah, Head of Bight, whales

Nullarbor Roadhouse SA May 7, 2015

Last but one to leave the van park this morning and made the 380km trip over to the Nullarbor Roadhouse in fairly easy style, stopping only at Border Town for a rest and a coffee. We filled up at Nullarbor and had some lunch before deciding to stay rather than go any further, besides, we could then take our time going the 25 odd km side tripe to have another look at the Head of the Bight. Sadly we are still too early for the whales, just as well that Judy ‘captured’ one on the wall of the cafe before we went out. Certainly had the lady on the desk at the visitor centre going for a while!

Whale. Nullarbor Roadhouse SA

Kimba SA May 8 2015

From Nullarbor we kept travelling East toward Ceduna. At Ceduna we stopped at the west-east quarantine station, but we had eaten our fruit and cooked all or veggies this time, so we had nothing to offer. Leaving Ceduna we started looking for lunch, which we found by turning off the Eyre Highway, over the railway line and into a tiny tiny town called Wirrulla. Tiny is the key word here. We went into the only shop / cafe /post office in town and ordered some bacon and egg sandwiches. We were ravenous, so we took the hot chip option as well. It was delicious! Didn't want to leave, but we still had a way to go so it was back on the road again.

We pulled into Wudinna, also a flea-bite off the road, for fuel. Moments after coming back onto the road we run straight into an RBT. Just as well we dont drink before making camp.

Arrived at Kimba, where we are staying the night. First job was to bags the only washing machine and then get into town for some much needed groceries, such as bread, which we ran out of two days ago. Kimba has its own glossy brochure, so we are expecting big things. First off all we had to check that this was the correct van park, because the reality seems to underwhelm the glossy hype. Ohh well, its a bed for the night. The town proper is quite pleasant, but the big attraction was so big and so grand that it was on the other side of the tracks, on the way out of town. You be the judge: 

Big galah, Half way across Oz. Kimba SA

You will also notice that the oasis behind the galah is labelled with a big boomerang which proclaims, ‘Half way across Australia’, which makes Australia 2x 2310 km wide from Perth to some undeclared point on the East Coast. By road at least that is. The perceptive among you can tell that it's been a long day, the shot-of-the-day was taken one-handed through a dirty windscreen. At least i avoided the crack!