20th May 2014
A big drive today stopping at most of the fabulous lookouts on the way. The road is only about 500 metres from the cliff edge for a distance of about 100km and there are a number of designated lookout spots and an even greater number of rough tracks to the sheer cliff edge which in places drops about 80 metres to the pounding southern ocean below. It's a bit like the Great Ocean Road but without the tourists, just a few grey nomads.
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| Eastern view of Bunda cliffs on Nullarbor Plain |
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| Western view of Bunda cliffs on Nullarbor Plain |
We didn't see any animals today but did see a suprising diversity of plants which struggle to survive on the harsh limestone surface which holds no water. As soon as there is any rain the flowering plants burst into activity and I counted 6 different wildflowers at one lookout so there must have been some rain recently. The saltbush survives because it is able to extract moisture from the air through it's leaves.
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| Big roo at SA/ WA state border |
At the state border there was an inevitable 'big thing'. This time a giant roo accompanied by a signpost to various places both nationally and internationally. Sydney over 2,000kms away as the crow flies but we have travelled over 3,500 kms.
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| Border Crossing |
As we approached Madura the land became more hilly and larger amounts of trees were noticeable. At our overnight stop we are about 30kms from the ocean and early tomorrow we plan to visit a bird sanctuary on the coast via a dirt road.
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