Just 13kms east of Eucla, Mark will have arrived this morning at the West Australia / South Australia border .
Here is something for you to work out...... what direction was the photographer of this image facing when he snapped it?
We are now getting closer to an explanation of the strange title for today's post. I knew that Australia was very strict about quarantine regulations relating to the import of foodstuffs into the country but I had no idea (until today) that there are similar regulations regarding the movement of many items (including fruit such as bananas!) across state borders. And if you don't believe me, read 'The Traveller's Guide to Interstate Quarantine'.
After complying with with quarantine regulations, I wonder if Mark took time to ponder this road sign at the WA/SA border! I just hope he didn't follow the sign to Paris as it points back the way he's come!! And since you are now getting your head around direction, you will doubtless have worked out that the photographer at the border was facing south.
Mark continued east of the SA border for the remainder of today, cycling into an area of spectacular coastal scenery where the Nullarbor National Park and the Great Australian Bight Marine Park meet at the coast. Here, the Eyre Highway comes within a couple of hundred metres of the high limestone cliffs and they will certainly have given Mark some amazing views along the coastline much like this one below. The cliffs here are known as the Bunda cliffs and according to the GPS tracker, Mark appears to have stopped here for the night...
It's a pretty awesome campsite! If you can cope with the slightly nauseating music (feel free to turn your speakers off!), there is also a short YouTube offering for the Bunda cliffs...
2 comments:
Yes, we have no bananas, we have no bananas today!
Ah, that classic song...
We still call Australia home is almost our 3rd national anthem :) Used on the Quantas adds.
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