Today we are driving across the Nullarbor Plains. Nullarbor means "no trees". and the Nullarbor Plain is the world's largest single piece of limestone.

We stopped at the three official lookouts of the Bunda Cliffs and each seemed to be just a little better than the last, but all were great. They continue unbroken for over 200km and are approximately 80m high.


We were keen to stop at the Head of Bight which is known for large numbers of whales that use this area to mate, and raise their young. Unfortunately the whales left 5 days ago. The people coming out of the viewing centre convinced us it was still worth the money for the views so we thought we would still have a look. The views were very nice but we have seen just as great for free so didn’t think it was worth the $14 we paid. It was quite busy though so I’m assuming people drive all the way here and then just say “Well we are here now, might as well have a look.”


Probably once in a lifetime experience, we had to pull over on the Eyre Highway where there wasn’t much room to let two oversize trucks pass that were carrying the tip tray for the mining hauler trucks. It really put it into perspective when the tipper was as wide as the whole highway.

We then detoured off the highway down to Fowler’s Bay which again someone said “Oh, it’s beautiful there.” I had planned on camping there but Matt and I were not very impressed by it, enough so to drive a little further and camp at a roadside rest stop instead. The rest area was actually really nice being right next to a wheat farm.


The time zone change has been hard to adjust to with the sun not going down until late. We can't wait until it gets dark so we can put the kids to bed and then they still seem to be wide awake for way too long.