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Nullarbor Plain

Gallery April 25, 2014 LEGO Travellers Leave a comment

Ceduna marked the start of our 1200 km trip across the Eyre Highway from SA to WA via the Nullarbor Plain – the world’s largest limestone landscape, which was once a part of the ocean floor!

Ceduna jetty, quick picture before setting off on our long journey across the Nullarbor Plain

The windmills at Penong

One of the famous Nullabor roadtrip signs

Reaching the vast and treeless plain

Coastal lookout – one of the only things to stop and look at on the journey!

Big road train at Border Village roadhouse

South Australia

Eyre Peninsula

Gallery April 21, 2014 LEGO Travellers Leave a comment

We drove round the Eyre Peninsula and stopped in all of the beautiful bays and fishing ports along the way, taking in the amazing coastal scenery

Nice views of the ocean from the lookout at Whyalla

Port Gibbon beach, continuing down the Eyre Peninsula

Watching the pelicans at Arno Bay

Stopping for a picture of the jetty at Tumby Bay

Port Lincoln

Stopping for the night in Coffin Bay

Watching the oyster boats at work the following morning

Coastal lookout

Crossing the dunes at Sheringa Beach

Relaxing at the bottom of the steps down to Locks Well Beach

Going for a stroll along the quiet beach

Time to relax in the sun at Elliston Beach

Taking the scenic ocean drive at Elliston

Strange sculptures on the clifftops

Rugged coastline and amazing blue sea

More sculptures

Venus Bay

View from the jetty

Visit to Murphy’s Haystacks, rock formations said to be over 1500 million years old!

Final jetty of the day at Streaky Bay!

South Australia

Flinders Ranges

Gallery April 20, 2014 LEGO Travellers Leave a comment

Around the third week in April 2014 we were in close proximity to the Flinders Ranges, passing through the industrial town of Port Pirie and also Port Augusta – known as the crossroads of Australia, where major roads from the north, south, east and west all intersect.