It wasn't such a bad
camp in the
rest area but it was cold. The best part was shifting to WA time & getting a 6:30am
camp departure!
We'd calculated our fuel up at Nullarbor to be just sufficient to reach cheaper fuel at
Mundrabilla, so we had a long stop there to freshen up, airup, & fuel up. Surprisingly, there was NO air so we had to use our own, which was just slower.
Other than a few stops for recording POIs for
Places, we keep on until
Caiguna & ordered 4 burgers with the lot (awesome!). The store had a few quirky items but I hurt myself (Michelle) by touching a black nozzle/button on top of a retro bowser-style CD stand that looked like a juke-box - I was zapped on the finger by a full 240volts that shook my arm & down my leg (rubber soled boots). I was ok but I have a sore finger. David insisted they put tape over it. When he looked closer, It was actually a bayonet light fitting with no bulb but to me it looked like a button that if pressed would start music!!
Although we could have enjoyed our first shower for over 8 days, the $5 charge & time wasn't worth it when we expect to be
home in 2 days.
Next stop was
Norseman for more fuel & coffee & although the weather was starting to close in & likely to rain we took the dirt route to
Hyden because it saves about 90km & is such a good road you can do highway speeds but without the trucks & traffic. It was 6pm & dark when we pulled into
camp at
the Breakaways and a light drizzle had started. David was prepared to drive
home for another 5 hours rather than contend with getting wet gear on our last day but some subtle female sensibility quickly put an end to that notion ;)
By the time the fire was on & dinner made the sky had cleared & stars were out. It's a beautiful spot to
camp amongst the colourful rocks & stringy barks. A great last
camp with bitza everything for dinner - smoked salmon, tzatziki dip, gerkins & cruskits. Even some castello blue vein cheese! 2 minute Noodles with ABC sauce for Chardae though.
This is a strangely quiet place. We saw no wildlife at dusk, and heard no birds, no crickets, no sound at all overnight.