Ceduna to Border Village : 480kms

Saturday, 29th July.

There was a spectacular sunrise this morning...unfortunately, in the time it took me to rush back to the caravan from the amenities, I was too late to photograph it.  You've gotta be quick!

We left Shelly Beach at 9.30am, skirting Ceduna and making Penong, the 'Town of Windmills', our first stop for the purpose of buying fuel.  Along the way we encountered some rain but so little it was hardly worth mentioning, a rainbow, a runner and roadkill, mostly wombats.

We crossed the eastern end of the Nullarbor Plain shortly before arriving at the Nullarbor Roadhouse where we topped up again with fuel, made sandwiches and bought takeaway coffee.  After eating our lunch, we set off again and just down the road, came to the Royal Flying Doctor Service emergency landing strip, where the road has been widened to enable small aeroplanes to land.

There were two more stops made, these were at scenic lookouts where stunning views of the cliffs and the Great Australian Bight can be admired....and photographed.

Our overnight stop tonight is at Border Village, close to the SA/WA border and the quarantine inspection station and which has a large kangaroo, holding a jar of vegemite, standing proudly at the entrance to the roadhouse.  Once we'd booked into the caravan park and settled in, we had a drink in the bar before having hot showers, cooking dinner and preparing for an early night.