Saturday, March 19, 2011

The Treeless Plain-The Nullarbor

The Nullarbor Plain is part of the area of flat, almost treeless land of southern Australia. It is the world's largest single piece of limestone and occupies an area of about 200,000 square kilometres (77,000 sq mi). At its widest point, it stretches about 1,100 kilometres (684 mi) from east to west between the states of South Australia (SA) and Western Australia (WA). 
    By car, the crossing takes most people a minimum of two long days ( 7hrs driving per day). The heat can easily soar 40 degrees and more.  Petrol stations and road houses are scarce and water is almost nonexistent. There is no mobile coverage  and shade isn't an option however the sunsets on the plain are the best ever.

 Once the sun is down the road is vacant mostly because of the large critters that might nonchalantly amble across the road.  Imagine running into a camel at 100km/hr? 
Our journey across was uneventful until we ran out of fuel 16kms before Norsemen (the end).  Mr.M gets the blame for the optimistic millage calculations. Highlight was the dead silence in the middle of no where' the absolute remoteness and the amazing sunsets.


 Pronounced /ˈnʌlɚbɔr/ NUL-ər-bor.  Thanks to my Aussie girlfriends I finally got the accent just right:)




Nullarbor links is an 18 hole golf course that streches across the Nullarbor spaced kilometers apart. Don't be expecting any green grass to putt on.
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