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Day 9 – Esperance to Albany
Day 9 – Esperance to Albany Albany, Australia Albany, Australia Todays Challenge – To spot a whale. Depart Esperance at 7.00 am and refuel, Rod notes that it is still cheaper than Brisbane. We have an uneventful drive until we hit Ravensthhorpe where we spot the first cop car since Ceduna, they are pulling over…
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Day 16 – We discover Kalgoorlie
Day 16 – We discover Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie, Australia Kalgoorlie, Australia Todays Challenge – To view the SuperPit Our first point of call today is the Super Pit lookout which is 8km out of town. This pit is an open cut mine that has gobbled up some eighty odd underground mines and is now owned by…
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Day 13 – Yallingup to Perth
Day 13 – Yallingup to PerthPerth, Australia Perth, Australia Day 13 – Yallingup to Perth Todays Challenge – To spot the elusive Black Swan. We leave late this morning as we only have a three and a half hour trip to Perth. There is light rain but it is clearing as we pull into Busselton…
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Day 19 – Ceduna to Kimba
Day 19 – Ceduna to KimbaKimba, Australia Kimba, Australia Todays Challenge – To discover what the township of Wirrulla has as its secret. Today we are leaving late as we have deliberately planned a short 4 hour drive. Rod has a long shower and heads down to the servo to refuel and grab some bait…
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Day 20 – Kimba to Wilpena
Day 20 – Kimba to WilpenaWilpena, Australia Wilpena, Australia Todays Challenge – To see if Iron Knob looks like a Knob? We depart Kimba at 10.00am and it is a cool 14 degrees celcius but very sunny. The stretch between Kimba and Port Augusta would have to be the most boring, desolate, disillusioning drive ever.…
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Day 21 – We discover the Flinders Ranges
Day 21 – We discover the Flinders RangesWilpena, Australia Wilpena, Australia Todays Challenge. – To sample some road kill at the Parachilna Hotel. Today is Mothers Day, Rod has remembered to buy a card and prepares some breakfast as we relax in our villa until we head off for lunch at Parachilna (the Gateway to…
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Day 18 – Cocklebiddy to Ceduna
Day 18 – Cocklebiddy to CedunaCeduna, Australia Ceduna, Australia Todays Challenge – To spot the elusive Nullarbor Tree (carried over from Day 17) Up at 6.00am we have had a good sleep but decide to leave a little later as the sun is right in our eyes. They say never drive the Nullarbor from East…