Eucla to Norseman and on to Jerramungup

Eucla-The Middle of Nowhere

Yesterday we left Eucla thinking we might make it to Cocklebiddy Roadhouse but it was so hot, we just kept driving. We got to Fraser Range Sheep Station Caravan Park and thought we might stop there, but still too hot. So we kept on to Norseman. That was about 720ks and lots of people who drive the Nullabor would say "only that far?" but it was so hot our aircon in the car died if we went faster than 90ks. If we backed off to 80-85ks it was OK, so a slow cool(ish) drive that took us 9 long hours (including lunch and fuel stops). When we stopped to make our lunch it was a cool 42c in the van.

The fridge in the van was struggling, the aircon in the car and van struggling and russ and I struggling too, but the car was cooler than anywhere else.

When we arrived, the floor of the van was almost too hot to walk on, the bed was hot, inside all the cupboards were still around 40c. We put the aircon on, sat outside for a couple of hours then finally went to bed with the aircon on. Russ went for a shower before bed, I got myself a drink of water from a 10 litre cask. The spout came off and I had water GUSHING all over me and the van. I mopped it up, went to bed and discovered my bedlight had died. The end of another great day across the Nullabor!


Norseman's Premier Tourist Attraction !!!

Today we drove from Norseman planning to make it to Albany so I could see a dentist tomorrow. We had a tail wind all the way to Salmon Gums, then the wind changed to a nasty cross wind. The first metre of top soil on any crop farm seemed to be being blown across the road all the way to Ravensthorpe, it was hot and horrible. We actually heard on the radio that three shires had banned the movement of machines or working of land in their areas (I guess to stop more dust). When we arrived in Jerramungup, we decided enough was enough and pulled up for the night. It was a chilly 30ish and dropping, so we've enjoyed a lovely evening sitting out in the cool.