Nullabor Road house to Wudinna - Day 3 on the Nullabor
We are now on South Australian time - put the watch forward 1 1/2 hours. That makes for an extra early start - and some lapses in the usual efficiencies as we pack our kit ready for the new day. All sorted and off we go to the Head of Bight. The Great Australian Bight Marine Reserve has board walks down the Bunda Cliffs that allow us to get close to the ocean edge and watch the Southern Right Whales cavorting near the coast. There are many mothers with their calves. I can't get my head around the fact that the average length of new-born Right Whale calves is 5m length. 15' babies. Typical landscape in this area. People who travelled this route in the past tell us that it is greener these days. 30 years ago it was apparently a barren desert landscape. Road houses along the route provide essential services for travellers. We couldn't have done this journey without roadhouses. They offer accommodation, fuel, ...