After only 90km we stopped at Balladonia and refuelled. The cloud cover in this area kept the morning temperatures to a more reasonable 10DegC but we were still using the heater in the car.
Our next refuelling stop was Cocklebiddy roadhouse and then Mundrabilla. We went straight past Eucla and crossed the border into S.A. around 1pm. A short distance after the border we had our lunch break at a rest area that overlooked the Great Australian bite.
It was only a couple hundred km's to the Nullarbor roadhouse where we pulled up for the night. To our great surprise we found phone reception and hence this blog update.
Today I also discovered the reason for all those motorbikes on the road. Apparently they all go to the Border Village on the SA/WA border, have a drink, and then drive back the next day. This event is attended by riders from SA and WA. I suppose it's an excuse for 4 days motor bike riding.
Although we've been at the Nullarbor roadhouse before we never stayed overnight. As we rolled up we saw something rather novel - there was a small single engine aeroplane taxing around between trucks in front of the [car] fuel bowsers. If you have close look at the 2nd picture you can see the plane.
From our caravan window I can see the sun setting over treeless plain and the sky taking on a golden coloured glow. We are now in the S.A. time zone and I have adjusted all our clocks forward by 1.5hrs. I just wish it was as easy to adjust my body clock!
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