Eucla to Kalgoorlie

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Eucla to Kalgoorlie

30^th April 

Odometer 15575 Temp 19

Another long day was just beginning starting with breakfast of cereal & yoghurt in our room. After filling the car up ($1.89.9) we were off by ?6am. I found it very confusing with the different time changes to ascertain what the actual time was we left. An hour into our journey we came across a truck that had broken down, Mark actually had the appropriate tool to help repair the broken ‘intercooler hose’. Over the next hour we spotted 2 wedge tail eagles, 2 wallabies and a roo.

We stopped at the Madura Pass Lookout with sweeping views of Madura Pass and the Roe Plains. One of the web sites I read suggested ”whilst at the lookout it might be worth pondering that between 15 and 45 million years ago sea levels repeatedly advanced and retreated in this area of the Nullarbor”.  Must say it all escaped me.

Just prior to Cocklebiddy we spotted another 2 emus. 

We figured we weren’t going to see any camels so purchased Biddy a dancing, extrovert camel from the roadhouse at Cocklebiddy population 8. 

The drive between Cocklebiddy and Balladonia was uneventful. Lunch was a salad roll purchased at the Balladonia Roadhouse. Mark had the roll with chicken in it and they put the salad in a container and I had it with a small amount of chicken. Whilst we waited for it to be made we wandered around the small museum adjacent to the shop.

80kms from Norseman we passed the Dundas Nature Reserve which was devoid of water. The fuel level was getting critical so Mark topped up the tank with 10L diesel from one of the jerry cans we were carrying. We arrived at Norseman at 2.20. Whilst Mark filled up at the Shell ($1.60.9) I walked down to the roundabout and took photos of the feral metal camels.

We continued onto Kalgoorlie arriving at 4.30. We hadn’t prebooked our accommodation in Kalgoorlie. We went to the Discovery Holiday Park and booked into a cabin. Mark spoke to the receptionist who was extremely helpful in providing information about places to eat that night and where we could shop the next morning. We had dinner at the REC hotel, all you can eat for $28pp. The food was okay. They had a broccoli salad which was amazing and the hot donuts were fantastic.
Mileage 919kms
Total Mileage 3549kms