Sunday, 29 April 2012

22/04/12 - The first day in WA

The classic Nullabor sign shot
Dawn at the roadhouse camping area
Nullabor links Wombat hole
Not the easiest of terrain, but good form!
The Nullabor links is the World’s longest golf course – 18 holes par 72 course which spans 1365km along the Eyre highway. We decided against the full course but thought we should give one a try so went with the par 5 Wombat hole commemorating the nearby, largest colony of southern hairy nosed wombat (no sightings unfortunately). After the pretend hole the day before, first thing in the morning it was straight on to this golf ‘course’.  You have to use the term loosely – the rough was rock hard soil, scattered with some actual rocks, and the fairway wasn’t that much better. Our golf practise was slightly rusty, and after 2 feared lost balls we finally managed to get on the green and hole out. Mulligans for us both – enough said.





Bunta cliff action
Any way you look at it,
it's a long way to go!
More Bunta action
Giving passers-by a wave
Nothing more to hang around for at Nundaroo, so it was back on the road and on to the Nullarbor proper. 

Rooey + 1
After checking out the Head of the Great Australian Bight, where we were too early for whale watching season but enjoyed the Bunta Cliffs. Enjoyed saying the word ‘Bunta’ even more - go on, try it! Got through the quarantine check at the border after a spot of time in Rooey’s pouch, and we’d made it to WA! Not many other highlights in the day – after Annaliza cooked up another storm we headed to the roadhouse for a drink and spot of pool, plus get the latest update on Strictly…
Pool action at the
Caiguna Roadhouse

Funny, some of the things you see
in roadtrains...
 Key Learnings:
                1. Our golf needs work…
           2. Bunta is a great word to say aloud!







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