8am start. Cloudy.
Woken at 4:30am first light as we are now much further east.
More wheat country, but
increasing signs of salt water encroachment as we progress north.
Catch M & U about
30km short of Norseman.
Coffee and shop for
supplies for the traversal of the Nullarbor.
Hit the road planning
to stop for lunch at Fraser Range Rest Area – about 80km out of
Norseman. As we leave Norseman we notice a large (20+) contingent of
Police at the side of the road. Looking like they're setting up some
sort of road block/check point for traffic coming from the east.
30km out of Norseman as
we are settling in to cruising using out throttle locks my bike cuts
out. Turns out that I'd hit the 'Kill' switch by mistake! A few
anxious moments there before I'd worked out the problem!
At lunch break we chat
to an older couple from Perth on their way to Adelaide. They tell us
about the good/bad old days before the Nullarbor road was sealed. 4
days of dusty hell they reckon.
After lunch we start to
pass large groups of bikies heading west. At least 50+ pass us before
we reach Balladonia Roadhouse, where there are at least another 50
occupying the service station. A large party of the Outlaw club are
heading towards Perth. Now we know what the cops were doing in
Norseman!
48km more down the Eyre
Highway to our 1st overnight spot - Woorlba Homestead Rest Area –
just after the start of the longest section of straight road in
Australia. 146 odd km straight as an arrow. Nice!
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