Norseman to Eucla 709 km
Our first stop was Balladonia Roadhouse. In addition to the friendly service, the roadhouse has a museum containing lots of interesting facts regarding the region, including parts of Skylab which came crashing to the ground in 1979. The museum is well worth a look.
Not long after leaving Balladonia, we stopped for a photo at the start of the longest straight road in Australia.
Whilst this section of road had no curves, the scenery continues to vary and is interesting. There are frequent parking areas to give travellers, with time and self-contained facilities, plenty of opportunities to pull over and enjoy the countryside.
Commencing just east of Caiguna and continuing just east of Bordertown, we needed to adjust our clocks 45 minutes forward. According to Google, this time-zone is either official or unofficial; our Optus phone made the adjustment while our Telstra one did not.
Around 10 km west of Eucla, you can see the start of the sand dunes marking the junction between the land and sea. It was great to climb up onto the plateau, which we’d been riding next to for quite a while, and pull up at Eucla for the night. It pays to book ahead because the motel was fully booked the night we stayed.
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