40 days and 40 nights is

 what  it felt like coming off the Nullaboor today. After 5 days stopping at dirty, smelly, rubbishery 24 hour stops – although we did stay 2 nites in one, we came over the hill and into civilization – well it felt like it – we saw manicured paddocks and a farm gate as we drove through Nundroo.

The Nullaboor Plain is aptly named – the treeless plain. There were a few caravans etc on the road-not as many as I would have expected. Each night there were on average 8 in the camping spot. We look for those blue ‘P’ signs and also use the camp 5 book which describes the camping spot to us. These camp spots are free-some have smelly toilets and dirty water which is free. Although rubbish bins are provided rubbish accumulates everywhere-how does toilet paper get up a tree?

We were treated to some severe storms at Balladonia – one minute you are having your evening red and snap-just like that the temp drops the wind changes and POW-the black clouds roll in, thunder and lightning all around, over the top of us then as it moves away to the east we are treated to a laser show – fork/sheet lightning hitting the ground.

Now we are at Penong – famous for the windmills – apparently a windmill for every resident. Tomorrow we head out to Cactus Beach for 1-2 weeks-no cell phone coverage. This beach is famous for a shark attack years ago and surfer’s haven. We are hoping for some fish/oysters….