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The Nullabor Plain..... Maaaaate.

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Sat, Jul 13 2013 10:23 PM (12 replies)
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  • SHRUDE
    5,835 Posts
    Thu, Jul 11 2013 7:57 PM

    The Nullabor Plain  is renowned as one of the the driest straightest, longest most boring road in Australia.

    The Nullarbor Plain is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, located on the Great Australian Bight coast with the Great Victoria Desert to its north.

    Many warnings are issued before the attempt to drive across. ensure to take plenty of water in case of breakdown, plenty of fuel & tell authorities you're making the trip.

     

    In Summer the Nullabor can reach temperatures above 40c (103f)  for days on end.

    That hot on a wide open plain that some have been known to fry an egg on the white paint of the road stripes!

    Its a long drive.

     

    Finally you think there might be something to see!

    But thats rare..

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    About half way there are signs on the road  'scenic lookout'

     

    You're thinking.. WTF...  what you gonna look out at, out here!!

     

    here is a link to google maps where this is.....


    Load that link...

    ....get your bearings and zoom in.....

     

    This is where the scenic lookout will take you.

    The Great Australian Bight
    - (called that as it looks like a 'bite' taken out of the bottom of Australia)

     


     

     

     

    A friend of mine is about to do the trip across the Nullabor,  told him to make sure he checks out a couple of these 'scenic lookouts'.

     

    He will.

     

  • SHRUDE
    5,835 Posts
    Fri, Jul 12 2013 6:30 AM

    you had to be there I guess.

  • TWOMINUSONE
    2,580 Posts
    Fri, Jul 12 2013 6:36 AM

    Dam Shrude, you call it boring??? At least i would know i was not stuck in Ireland if i found myself on that road. That would be cause for a beer or 2 me thinks, lol.

  • TWOMINUSONE
    2,580 Posts
    Fri, Jul 12 2013 6:45 AM

    Just had a quick look Shrude, and saw this spot on there.A nice place for a few beers, and a barby. Tell you what man, you bring the shiela's, and i will bring the beer, meet you there in 40 mins, lol.

     

  • SHRUDE
    5,835 Posts
    Sat, Jul 13 2013 9:24 AM

    TWOMINUSONE:

    A nice place for a few beers, and a barby. Tell you what man, you bring the shiela's, and i will bring the beer, meet you there in 40 mins, lol.

    beach like that are so untrampled, the sand squeaks when you walk on it, its thats clean.

    So you only get to bring beer but i have to bring the entertainment?

    Crikey digga fair suck of the saveloy.

     

     

  • josephk2317
    873 Posts
    Sat, Jul 13 2013 10:45 AM

    Wow!

    Gas prices really that high.

    And even way before The Nullabor Plain; it's desolate and 100's of miles to go.

    293 miles to Nullabor Plain & over 400 miles to the state line.

    Regular unleaded gas: $7.29 a gallon , Diesel: 127.9  Gal.  Is that hundreds! ( Florida: $3.35 gal.) big difference.

    Tried to upload pics from Google but did not work.

  • mrcaddie
    2,429 Posts
    Sat, Jul 13 2013 2:27 PM

    SHRUDE:
    Crikey digga fair suck of the saveloy.

    Shrude-

    Translation please! lol

    Great story.

    MC

  • TWOMINUSONE
    2,580 Posts
    Sat, Jul 13 2013 2:52 PM

    Shrude wants me to bring more than the beer me thinks, lol.

  • gr8flbob
    592 Posts
    Sat, Jul 13 2013 3:03 PM

    TWOMINUSONE:

    Shrude wants me to bring more than the beer me thinks, lol.

    2-1, there are bad guests, good guests - like u carting beverage(s) - and then, there are gr8 guests who bring a party with them!

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