Day 30: G'day WA (Ceduna to Eucla)

We had an early start to the day so we could make the 500 klm drive to Eucla. The highlights of the trip were the Nullarbor Plain and the Bunda Cliffs of the Great Australian Bight. The Nullarbor is exactly what we expected - no vegetation over 50 cms in height, flat, flat, did I say flat, and yet far from boring. The expansiveness of the land and sky scapes gave a great sense of space and there were times when we pulled over where the only sounds we could hear were the birds, the wind and our footsteps. It was a great time to travel the Nullarbor due to the lack of crowds.

We called into the Head of the Bight about 10klms south of the Nullarbor Roadhouse. Unfortunately it was too early for the whales which don't arrive until May, however, it was  here that we had our first look at the Bunda Cliffs. It was a 10 times "wow" moment. The cliffs just loop into the distance like a backdrop to a fantasy movie. It was $5 to enter the Head of the Bight however we discovered two further vantage points to view the cliffs as we headed west which were free to enter. The cliffs still surprised us each time we saw them and we both think that the cliffs are more beautiful than the 12 Apostles.

There were a few more opportunities to call in and view different parts of the coast line that we will see on the return journey.

We arrived at the fruit inspection point on the WA border (this inspection point is only for westward bound travellers). Virtually all fruit, vegetables and honey has to be handed in at this point. We had already eaten or disposed of most of our fruit and veg and we declared the remaining honey. Whilst it was heat treated Capilano honey we still had to hand it in.  Following the inspection we only had a short drive to Eucla, our overnight stop. The caravan park here is much nicer than the airport one at Ceduna. It has clean modern facilities and is situated on a high ridge above the coastline with great views a short walk away.

We are experiencing some confusion about time zones in Eucla with both our mobiles showing Perth time (2 hours behind EST), the motorhome and Chris's watch on EST and Eucla time is 1 and a quarter hours behind EST. It doesn't help that the ABC is on Perth time and we still haven't worked out what time time zone GWN 7 is operating on. If we manage to figure it all out we hope to attend the ANZAC Dawn Service tomorrow at 6.15am local time. Finally, we were pleasantly surprised by the availability of mobile service at Head of the Bight / Nullarbor Roadhouse and Eucla. There is nothing between these places though.