Tuesday, 30 May 2017

The Nullarbor

May 26, 2017





3rd hole: near Penong Roadhouse
Windmills Par 4 - 260m
this is the largest windmill in Australia
part of a windmill museum












a short detour to the coast -
Fowler's Bay - named after Matthew Flinders'
lieutenant - Robert Fowler










4th hole: near Nundroo Roadhouse
Wombat Hole Par 5 - 520m        no Giant Wombat in sight (as promised)



there's a whale in the centre of this photo
camera not as good as the eye can see
this was from the walkway at the Head of the Great Australian Bight









5th hole: near Nullarbor Roadhouse
Dingo's Den Par 5 - 538m           where the crow didn't take our balls :)


















what's the saying?
you're taking up too much room if you're not living on the edge?









odometer reading 51,820
kms travelled today 373
kms travelled so far 1,586
campsite Nullarbor/Great Australian Bight

May 27, 2017


6th hole at Border Village Roadhouse
Border Kangaroo Par 3 - 160m (Tee near the Big Roo!)


We disposed of a few veggies & honey here before we crossed through the quarantine gates













mainly saw lots of dead kangaroos - some fresh











7th hole at the Eucla Golf Course (beside the racecourse & in front of the shooting range & only 1 hole)
Nullarbor Nymph Par 4 - 315m









8th hole at Mundrabilla Roadhouse
Watering Hole Par 4 - 330m (they had to move this hole from its original position because too many solar panels were being damaged)

odometer reading 52,110
kms travelled today 290
kms travelled so far 1,876
campsite - a roadside one - there are so many we forget which one this was but it was on the right hand side & we travelled a long way to the back to avoid the littered area at the front - littering not so much the fault of other travellers but the crows spreading rubbish from bins that haven't been emptied.

May 28, 2017

9th hole at Madura Roadhouse
Brumby's Run Par 3 - 125m



10th hole at Cocklebiddy Roadhouse
Eagles Nest Par 4 - 347m












11th hole at Caiguna Roadhouse
90 Mile Straight Par 4 - 310m











odometer reading 52,442
kms travelled today 332
kms travelled so far 2,208
campsite Baxter's Rest Area

May 29, 2017



12th hole at Balladonia Roadhouse
Skylab Par 3 - 175m

Apparently a bit of space junk landed here a while back - what a claim to fame!













13th hole at Fraser Range Sheep Station
Sheep's Back Par 3 - 141m

no sheep here anymore but it is a working cattle station









14th hole at the Norseman Golf Club
Ngadju Par 4 - 354m

15th hole at the Norseman Golf Club
Golden Horse Par 4 - 436m

odometer reading 52,888
kms travelled today 446
kms travelled so far 2,654
campsite Kambalda West 24 hr stop
We gave our Woolies receipt in at the desk of the leisure centre. They like to have proof that the RVs that stay spend money in the town - makes it worth their while to provide the free camping.



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