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March - July 2001
Australia
Brett Voegele2005-11-14 17:31:04
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The Road from Perth
We left Perth on March 5. The other half of 'we' is Harriet - an English woman who also quit her job and wanted to see Oz. We decided to pool our resources - she had a car, and I had the ability to drive a left-hand-drive car on the right side of the road, which isn't of much use when Australians drive right-hand-drive cars on the left side of the road. Doh! In short, I once again brought nothing of value to the table. However, I have become frighteningly adequate at driving over here. For those of you back in the States I suggest you lock yourself in your homes when I return, as the streets could be mayhem with some idiot doing 110 m.p.h. (as opposed to k.p.h.) down the wrong side of the road!
Cape la Grande & Across the Nullarbor
Back to March 5 - we left Perth and only went a short distance that day - to Porongurup National Park. Did a short hike in the region to get into travel mode. From there we headed to Albany and Esperance. Esperance was nice down on the southern coast, but the real jewel down there was Cape La Grande Park outside of town. The park contains beautiful white sandy beaches, with water that reminds one of the Caribbean - in color, if not in temperature. We spent a few days in the area soaking up the sun and hiking. From there we were faced with the daunting task of crossing the Nullarbor....Null (no) arbor (trees).....Null (nothing) arbor (a bore!) Really isn't much along the way to hold one's interest, so we simply drove...and drove...and drove. During one stretch a sign indicated that we would be traveling 150 kms (90 miles) of straight road. This was welcome news in a car lacking power steering, and would have been more welcome with cruise control. Only reason to stay conscious was to watch for the camels, emus, kangaroos, etc. that are listed on the roadside signs and wander free in the area.
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