14/9/12

Today is our daughter Sandra's 23rd birthday. We had no reception but could not ring her anyway as she was in Canada. Happy birthday San!!!!! We left the rest area at 9.00am and drove through wonderful country until we were surprised to find the Madura Pass and Roadhouse. Nobody told us there was an upper and lower section of the Nullarbor. The view from the lookout was exceptional in all directions. We refuelled at the roadhouse before continuing on to the Carlabeencabba Rockhole Rest Area for lunch. There were no tables and no toilet only an emergency phone but the scenery was great. On our drive today we drove over two RFDS emergency air strips where they land planes on the roadway. Fortunately for us there were no emergencies today and we could drive through without interruption. We stopped at 12.30pm at the Jillah Rockhole Rest Area. It had a toilet and a huge area for camping. We selected one near a fireplace and quickly setup camp before starting to collect firewood. It was so nice here that we decided to spend two nights under the stars. We collected heaps of firewood and had a great fire.

15/9/12

We had a lazy day. I caught up a little on the computer blog. Mary-Anne caught up on naming her photos and Karen collected firewood and cooked a coconut bread. We had another great fire that night.

 The Madura Roadhouse, Eyre Hwy

 

 The view from the Madura Pass lookout

 

 The Nullarbor Plain in the distance at

the Madura Pass lookout

 

 Lunch at Carlabeencabba Rest Area, Eyre Hwy

 

 Our campsite at Jilla Rockhole Rest Area, Eyre Hwy

 

 Our huge fireplace

 

 Jillah Rockhole Rest Area, Eyre Hwy

 

 Jillah Rockhole Rest Area, Eyre Hwy

 

We had plenty of firewood!