Crossing the Nullabor!

This week we've being driving across the Nullabor.

We saw emus and wedge tail eagles! There was a sign for camels and wombats but we didn't see any although we did see camel carcasses.

Dad said it takes to many hours to cross the Nullabor so we had to stop along the way. Our first stop was at the Great Australian Bight. It was beautiful there! The water was deep blue and the water crashed on the edge of the cliff. The cliff was rugged and rough. They are called the Bunda Cliffs. I couldn't believe I was standing on the edge of Australia. The Southern Right Whales came there to breed but we were to early and missed them.

The next place we went to was the Border Village. There wasn't many people there but it sure was nice to get away from everyone. We set up a very simple camp so it would be easy to pack up the next morning. The next morning we quickly packed up and kept driving.

A little down the road we stopped at a sign that said Australia's Longest Road 145.6km, so we drove all the way down Australia's Longest Road. It was soooo boring and there was nothing to do then it started to rain.

We were supposed to stop again but dad said that he's not setting up in this weather. So we drove and drove and drove until we finally got to Esperance. When we got there it was late and there was no where to stay because everywhere was rather full or closed so we found this camp site that had a stop for late arrivers. So that's where I am. We are looking forwArd to exploring Esperance when the sun actually comes out.

See ya Marleyxx

Exploring Streaky Bay

While in Streaky Bay we went and explored lots of different places like:

The Whistling Rocks
The Blow Hole
High Cliff
Granite Rocks

We also went down to the Sand dunes where we surfed down them on our boogie boards. It was so fun! We saw lots of funny lizards. They will try to defend themselves if they get scared by sticking their blue tongues out at us and hiss. Their tail looked like its head. I learnt that lots of different plants can live in hot and harsh conditions in the wild.

Great white

This is a replica of a Great White Shark caught by a teenage boy in 1990. It was a 5m long female. Poor old Milo nearly got eaten! :( She was caught on a fishing line and then got tied up by her tail. We saw this replica at the shell roadhouse in Streaky Bay. They also framed the newspaper articles with all the information. The Great White Shark is often found around here so they have a special pool fenced off the jetty so they can't get you while your swimming. You can also pay to swim with the sharks. But you would definately be caged in.

Murphy's Haystacks

On the way to streaky bay we stopped at a place called Murphy's haystacks. These are over 100,000 years old. A farmer went past one day and thought they were stacks of hay. That's how they get their name. This is Callam standing under the curved part the rock. It's scientific name is an inselberg.

South Australian Museum

Today we escaped the Adelaide heat by visiting the Museum. We all enjoyed this learning experience. We were all lucky enough to hold a snake! It is a very hands on museum and I highly recommend a visit if you are in Adelaide. Finny liked the giant squid, Callam liked watching the bees hard at work and Marley liked holding the snake. For tomorrow's 'big write' the kids will write about what they learnt! We finished day 4 off with a swim in the ocean followed by a swim in the pool. Off for a ferry ride tomorrow. Car, trailer and all! Our cheats way to get to Tumby Bay. X

Kitten

Last night mum and I heard a kitten under cabin number 9 at Adelaide shores. Mum removed a brick from under the cabin and that night it came out. In the morning we heard it again and we couldn't find it. Then I found it in a tree and grabbed it out. Mum thought it was a stray cat but it was to cute so we took it up to reception.

The Beach House Day 3 Cont...

Today we went to The Beach House in Glenelg in Adelaide. It was sooo fun! Their were these massive water slides that even my smallest brother went on! They were called The Dual, The Speed and The Raft! We had the time of our lives.