Thursday 8th June A beautiful 21 degrees today as we drive 250 kms to Streaky Bay situated on the west coast on the Eyre Peninsular. Once again, the roads are excellent. We stopped for morning tea at Penong, another bustling little town on the Nullarbor. Great coffee, cake and good service at the café here. We left the Eyre Highway at Ceduna and on to the Flinders Highway, and finally some green patches here and there. Streaky Bay has more than 360km of ...

Wednesday 7th June 2017 We had our morning tea stop at the Head of the Bight in SA on the Nullarbor. It was a beautiful day, now up to 26 degrees and we were very excited to 5 or 6 Southern Right Whales. The cliff top walkway, viewing platforms and the Visitor's Centre here are first-class. The views from the walkway of the Bunda Cliffs were just spectacular and the water was just so clear and blue. No wonder the whales love the area! We spent a couple of h...

Wednesday 7th June 2017 Coorabie Farm is a 50,000 acre property 8km off the Eyre Highway. It was a little deserted and of course, very dry and dusty when we arrived, but we were greeted by a farm hand and told to park wherever we wanted and the owners, Deb and Poggy would be along later to have a chat and a drink. There was one other van here, then a young couple arrived in a campervan. with two very small children. They had a little girl aged 2 and an 11 we...

Wednesday 19th April, 2017 So today 280kms to Fowlers Bay on the Great Australian Bight. We had lunch in Ceduna, SA down by the ocean, which was just lovely after the hot dry conditions we have been encountering. We also stocked up on fresh supplies, calculating what we will eat or cook, prior to the next Quarantine Station into WA.Ceduna is the last major settlement prior to crossing the Nullarbor Plain from east to west. It is set on Murat Bay and the fores...

Tuesday 18th April, 2017 On our way to Wudinna, SA , which was to be next overnight stop, (377 km) we had lunch at Kimba, a great little town which is half way across Australia on the Eyre Highway from east to west. The giant billboard is a great photo opportunity for all travellers on the Eyre Highway. It is also well known as the gateway to the Gawler Ranges, which are located north-west of the town. Kimba is also famous for the Big Galah, which stands 8...