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Day 15 – Perth to Kalgoorlie
Day 15 – Perth to Kalgoorlie Kalgoorlie, Australia Kalgoorlie, Australia Todays challenge – To navigate our way through Perth’s maze of freeways without taking a wrong turn. We depart Perth at 7.30 as we will be driving into the early morning sun. Perth farewells us with heavy rain and peak hour traffic as the Tom…
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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 17 – Kalgoorlie to Cocklebiddy
Day 17 – Kalgoorlie to CocklebiddyCocklebiddy, Australia Cocklebiddy, Australia Todays Challenge – To spot the rare species of ‘Nullarbor Tree’ that sprouts multi coloured ornaments. We depart at 7.45 today and refuel before heading to Norseman and then across the Nullarbor on our return voyage. Rod decides to check the SuperPit lookout one last time…