Week 513 - Eucla, Western Australia

We continue our trek across Australia.  Our journey is planned to military precision.  Heat, wind, miles and distance have to be calculated and put in the mixer for a favourable outcome.  We don't need heat, we don't like to travel too far in one day and preferably with a tail wind.

Almost derelict - The town of Salmon Gums 
is almost dead. The pub is up for sale, 
but nobody is going to buy a pub with no clientele.

Straight Roads - 1200 kms across the Nullabor

As we write this blog we are two thirds of the way across the Nullabor, with just 480 clicks to go.  We have a heat wave in front of us and a heat wave behind us, so the weather dominates our progress.

Hot Straight Rails - Everything is straight 
out here on the Nullabor

We've been to all the Aussie 
destinations - Not bad for a pom from
 London

(Comment from One Stick - Ceduna (Bat had his car smash near there) - haven't been to Jakarta, Tokyo, Aukland

Rusti is coping quite well with the travelling.  The heat gets her a little bit but if you throw the ball 200 yards, she will chase it like a rat up a drain pipe.

$2.08 a litre - Must need the money to 
pay for the huge tarmac

Mr Blue Sky - 90 miles or 146.6 kms, 
whichever is the shortest across the Nullabor

This is our third trip across the Nullabor and we are still finding places of beauty and places of interest.

I can see you - A timid roo until it 
comes to chasing trucks and cars.

On a different note, Horror unexpectedly on New Year's Eve decided to go teetotal for the month of January.  He is now on his twelfth day and doing it quite comfortably.  Three cans of cold beer have sat in our fridge for 12 days, I never thought I would see it - Wang

Safe travels everyone.

Comments

L&F
2019-01-12

Off the piss well done you fat bastard Crikey Wang you must have some tolerance and patience and a good heart Travel safe.

Maxine
2019-01-12

Love your blog as usual & the photos are fabulous. Thanks again for going down to the telegraph station it means so much to be able to see that the memorial to my Dad is still there. We told him we were going to add another Nullabor Link & name it the Len Standley tee in his honour the day before he passed away....so glad we were able to keep our word. We originally left a golf club & ball there but they have been taken ....someone has added shoes haha

one stck
2019-01-12

Horror I made a decision to have one alcohol free day a week, keep forgetting which day it is.

Ballarat Bill
2019-01-12

YOU'RE A GOOD BOY, BUT I DUNNO HOW jO IS HANDLING IT!

Helen
2019-01-13

Pleased you are all coping with the heat including Rusti, a cold beer after those hot days must be a huge temptation, Horror but well done! Lonely, barren scenery across the Nullarbor but magnificent - enjoyed your photos as I have never done that trip.

Wendy
2019-01-13

Bloody hell Derek; I’m impressed!

Pam & John
2019-01-14

We are impressed too, particularly because of where you are must be bloody hot & dry.. safe travels