The road from Coolgardie to Esperance, again through Norseman, changed from scrubby outback bush to farmland after a couple of hundred kilometres, and after the interestingly named settlements of Salmon Gums and Grass Patch.  If Kalgoorlie was a gem then Esperance was a diamond famous for its white sand  beaches.  It is situated on the south west coast, on Esperence Bay.  The town itself is pleasant, though not particularly striking, but is cl...

Fraser Range Sheep Station is about 700 km west of Perth and surrounded by the low level Fraser Range Mountains from which it takes its name.  It farms a breed of hairy, not woolly, sheep called damara which is reared for its low cholesterol meat.  Most of the sheep are exported to the Middle East.  After days of driving this was a welcome, relaxing and peaceful spot to stop for the night.  One of the benefits here was to be able to walk the h...

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After our enjoyable couple of days at StreakyBay our feet were itchy to get on the road for the big journey over the Nullarbor Plain, a vast plateau (much of it treeless) that runs for about 1,200 kms across South and Western Australia.? It?s an ancient limestone seabed up to 300 metres thick.? About 20 million years ago, shells and marine organisms began to settle and some 3 million years ago it was gently raised to its present position.? But first we needed to ...

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