Road Trip to Perth Days 1 and 2

I am currently on a road trip to Perth, for  a holiday and visiting family there.  I had intended to write this blog day by day, but there was a road block on the first night when I realised  that I had forgotten my laptop charger.   So now I'm playing catch-up.

Leaving Adelaide I headed North through Port Wakefield, on to Port Augusta where I topped up with fuel before heading West.   Lunch was at Kimba where there is some silo art and The Big Galah.   The silos are 25 metres high by around 60 metres wide and show a young girl in wheat fields.  The big galah stands 8 metres tall and was fully refurbished in 2021.

Continuing west, I stopped in Wudinna, where there was an impressive granite sculpture dedicated to Australian farmers. 

After 775 Km for the day, I stopped at Ceduna for the night.   As I entered the town, I had to wait for a huge train carrying mineral sand to Thevenard, Ceduna's port.   When I got to the port, the bulk carrier, Jervis Bay, was just leaving port with the assistance of two tugs.

Next morning I continued West towards the border.  First stop was the pink lake at Point Sinclair.  Sadly it wasn't pink, but the salt crystals were interesting and there were a few birds there including Banded Stilts, Red-capped Plovers and Curlew Sandpipers

I was soon headed across the Nullarbor Plain.  Parts of the road are specially prepared and marked as emergency landing strips for the Royal Flying Doctor Service.   The plain runs along the coast of the Great Australian Bight, where in the right season many whales can be seen. The plain is also home to the world's longest golf course which stretches for 1,375 Km along the Eyre Highway. I stopped at the Nullarbor Roadhouse where the original roadhouse is still standing.

Next stop was the border with Western Australia, with a quick check by the quarantine officer I was on my way and completely missed the WA sign! I had also forgotten about the time difference so carried on driving past my intended stop.  After 804 Km for the day and 1,579Km so far, I stopped for the night at Cocklebiddy. 

Finally, another fail.   I meant to take this as a panoramic photo, but somehow took a video.  This is the treeless plain.