Friday 18th February
It's still drizzling when we leave the caravan park this morning and then full on rain as we we get further down the road. Telstra has decided to get in on the Nulla act and it's now NullaService.
In our now expected jammy fashion each time we stop the rain abates so we manage to get two rain free views of the Bunda Cliffs. Mind you you can see that it has been raining.
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| What could go wrong? |
It is hard to describe just how fantastic this coastline is, spectacular, magnificent, awesome only come close to how good it is. Bill Bryson described it in one of his books something like “it's like God took a giant pair of pinking shears and went – right Australia finishes here”. It is truly amazing the way the country just comes to an end with a couple of hundred foot drop to the Ocean. It would be even more amazing to be here in the whale season and stand up on the cliffs and watch the big fish swim by so close to shore.
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| MM about to impersonate another piece of fine German engineering - the U-boat |
We are still getting the odd shower as we get closer to the WA border and a couple coming the other way say it has been raining for them since they left Norseman about 800 kilometres away.
Editors note: we spoke to them at a roadside stop, we didn't just shout out the window as we drove past in opposite directions. Just wanted to clear that up for you.
Anyway, for us it appears to be clearing up. In fact it's looking so promising we have found a spot where we can lay in MM and look out the windows at the cliffs and the ocean. This will do us for the night. We are about 13 km's from the WA border and amazingly this magnificent spot is available for free camping. Granted there are no amenities and obviously no power but with MM all fitted out as it is we are all set. So tick another box on the adventure list – free camping or off-roading as us nomads call it. As it's only 3:00pm (only 12:00pm for the people coming from WA) we are the only ones setting up for the night but there are signs of lots of camp fires around so it looks like a popular spot.
4:00pm and Di is taking in the view from MM and Steve has returned from his first exploratory walk. Still no one else here.
5:00pm Steve back from his second walk, still on our own in the park. Nearly made it right down to the ocean this time. Before we all get too excited the cliffs here are not as distinct as further back. Here there is a gentle slope and then a bit of a rocky path down to the ocean. Still looking pretty amazing though and it was still adventurous for a little fella like me.
6:00pm and we're still on our own and one of us is getting a little nervous. “Do you think we will be alright here”? “Maybe we should move on to where other people are camping”. “It's a bit isolated isn't it and we have no phone reception if anything goes wrong”. “Do you think that battery test was right, will the batteries last overnight?” Luckily Di eventually shut me up and convinced me to stay.
7:00pm and while we are eating Vicki's favourite – Chili con Carne - another little motor home pulls in and sets up. By 8:00 there are four of us. Luckily there is plenty of space and for once people have spread out because I hate it when there's too many people around. ;-)
Unfortunately, although the rain has gone, it's still cloudy and so there is no real sunset and no stars.
Saturday 19th February
Woke to a blue blue sky, sun rising, shining on the sea, no wind and all quiet except for the waves lapping on the rocks. All this for free, does it get any better than this.
Despite having no reception on our phones they have miraculously picked up WA time. I guess WA is only 13 km's away but to be honest it has taken the gloss off the start of the day to realise that it is only 5:20 am. Never mind put the kettle on for a coffee and let's just take in the view.
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