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| Hanging out in Murphy's Haystacks |
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Coffin Bay - What it was supposed
to look like and the actual view... |
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| Lovely day for a drive... |
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| Rocking out at the Haystacks |
Today the weather turned on us – whenever Tony was behind the wheel anyway!
We got the general sense of Coffin Bay, but knew it would have been much more
picturesque in the sun. Keen to munch through a good chunk of the kms to the
SA/WA border, we hardly stopped for anything – had a bit of a rock out at
Murphy’s Haystacks, and then a final stock up on supplies (coke, snakes and
water) prior to hitting the Nullarbor proper (see comment).
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Ceduna - so much happening in the town
it advertises something 300km away! |
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| Impressive skies |
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| The Nullabor Links - for pretend |
It was our longest drive to date, a cool 630km, and the reward was an $8
campsite. Bang. We were now in roadhouse territory so this consisted of a
rocky/sandy field next to a petrol station pretty much in the middle of
nowhere. Oh for the wonders of camping
comforts!
Key Learnings
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| Set up for a feed! |
1.
It’s amazing how much entertainment can be derived from waving at cars
coming the other way on the Nullarbor, and the suspense involved before seeing
whether they’ll wave back.
2.
Annaliza’s star night Pro App allowed us to enjoy the impressive southern night
sky armed with more knowledge than we otherwise would have had. Seeing the the
reddish tint of Mars nestling within the constellation of Leo was a highlight!
A James Cooper factoid for you all:
ReplyDeleteNullarbor comes from the Latin 'Nullus' and 'Arbor' which literally means 'no trees'. There weren't many trees about, that's for sure.