Directional Quandery!

Sunday, 4th October -we departed the Rock in early morning heat -- 30+ degrees Celsius by 8am -- eager to reach the next "major" town -- Norseman -- so we could refuel vehicle and restock supplies for the last leg of our travels to our final destination, Bornholm.

Norseman is a rather 'sleepy' place, especially on a Sunday when the majority of the town is closed! However, the main service station provides travellers with a good opportunity to do a little washing, contact home, cool off a little in the 40 degree heat, and enjoy a lovely lunch, before hitting the road again! But where to from here?

Leaving Norseman going west

Woodlands trail crosses a salt lake

This 'sleepy' town is basically the end of the Nullabor (Eyre) highway. It is, in my mind, like being at a T-intersection - if you turn left you head south towards the coast and Esperance, and cool sea breezes. If you turn right you head north towards Coolgardie, Kalgoorlie and 40+ degree heat! Both directions on the bitumen road.  My choice? The coast of course. OWO's choice -- north of course, as that was on the original travel plan! After some indepth discussions over lunch and a closer look at the map, a compromise was reached and we elected to travel westward -- along the 'Woodlands and Granite Trail' to Hyden - dirt all the way!!!!!

Are we there yet?

  


Australia Day 2016 --- yep, already the end of January (well almost) and this Rambling Retiree is still  travelling across the Nullabor at the end of September 2015!!!! At this point in my blogging life a John Denver song comes to mind --- "Some days are diamonds, some days are stone. Sometimes the hard times won't leave me alone". Despite my best endeavours to keep our blog up-to-date it seems there have been far more pressing priorities on the 'must-do' list and here we are asking "Are we there yet?"  Never fear, as Lao Tzu stated -- " A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving." -- so we continue our adventure across the Nullabor on our way to Bornholm where we will rest for three weeks whilst housesitting.