Crossing the Nullarbor

Bunda Cliffs - we camped just near the edge!

That's J at the edge!

He we are with Grandad at the Nullarbor Roadhouse

Eucla Telegraph Station ruins

We woke to a misty morning at Moonera Tank.

We all expected the Nullarbor to be flat red dirt all the way to the cliffs, but this wasn't the case. Much of it was forested like this.

Our kids are good travellers in the car.

M's colleagues back in Brissie will recognise this one!

SA Wrap Up

A few days ago we crossed into Western Australia, but we saw a great deal between the Oodnadatta track and the start of the Nullarbor...

Flinders Ranges

We found the Flinders Ranges to be a unique landscape.

The lack of undergrowth made going out trekking an easy and exciting option.

 Eyre Peninsula

Fresh lambs everywhere.

Who said we left the dog at home?

Grandad joined the convoy for the upcoming Nullabor crossing. Here at Port Lincoln National Park.

Gallipoli Beach, where fossils abound.

This little fella wandered into camp.

Hours of fun on the sand dunes at Perlubie Beach

Anyone who tells you that you can't take a caravan on the beach is wrong. One of our best camps yet.

Six months into the trip, we have barely come across other travelling families. But at Perlubie Beach, there were  four others - and heaps of fun and socialising with other kids.

The boys go on a fishing trip.

Steaky Bay.

Uluru and the Oodnadatta Track

Hours upon hours in the car, more flies than a shearers armpit and a 100% strike rate of our sleeping under the stars adventures being rained out at 3 or 4 in the morning (who would have thought?).

The kids were fantastic in the car and even school sessions were completed enthusiastically. Here's a snippet of our destination in the red centre and our travels back through Coober Pedy, Williams Creek to Maree and then on to the Flinders Ranges.

Trying to hold a smile long enough when flies are crawling up your nose is tough.

Caves under (or in) Uluru.

The Olgas (Kata Tjuta) are bigger and just as interesting as Uluru.

The highest peaks at Kata Tjuta are over 500m high (that's nearly two centrepoint towers).

Obligatory sunset shot of Uluru

But the moonrise was even more spectacular. The crowds had left, flies gone with them and all fell silent  and  peaceful under the light of the moon.

Rock Angel

After being rudely awoken by a 4am storm near Coober Pedy where we slept under the stars, we were up and at them early. Lake Eyre.

Abandoned railway buildings on the Ghan Railway.

Williams Creek Hotel

Outback art is eye-catching. This place is called Plane Henge.