Some questions about the Nullabor

Vic · Guru

RE: Some questions about the Nullabor

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

You do not need fast shoes, or golf clubs, camera would be handy.

if you go to Eucla at the service station is the young girl in my pics, I asked her if she could tell me where I could find the Nulla Nymph she asked why, I said I wanted to photograph her on the Nulla road, she said she would do it for $100, I said ok lets go, and out onto the road we went, I took 5 shots, could only use 3 as my camera was shaking too much.

Tell her wombat sent you.

PS. the ones at the golf course are PSP type pics.

rosco · Senior Member

_wombat_ wrote:
PS. the ones at the golf course are PSP type pics.

They're not, couldn't be. You wouldn't do that would you wonbat. I'm shattered.

Vic · Guru

$100 bucks? Just for a "jump" in mid air??????? Is that what you call a "Flying Floosie" (that should get past the censors ok!, lol !) ashamed

-- Edited by Vic on Monday 15th of August 2011 04:41:31 PM

willem269 · Senior Member

Hi Ross, I did not suggest you carry jerry cans and buckets full of fuel. Bit much for the Nullarbor after you spent your last Woolies docket in Port Augusta. But if you look at the list below, not for the recent price but for the differences, you'll see what I mean. But in the end the fuel gauge is the most important criterium. But if you think that Mundrabilla and ****lebiddy are just 210 k's apart, who would want to fill up in Madura. I mean, they must be able to do the same deal with their wholesaler. Or?

11/14 May 2011

Place ULP Diesel
Ceduna $1.54
Penong $1.57 $1.53
Nandroo $1.62 $1.65
Nullarbor $2.00 $2.07
Border/Village $1.88 $1.88
Eucela $1.?? $1.??
Mundrabilla $1.79 $1.88
Madura $1.97 $2.02
****lebiddy $1.88 $1.98
Caiguna $1.89 $1.92
Balladonia $1.95 $1.89
Norseman $1.63 $1.56
Kalgoorlie $1.49 $1.56

I 'borrowed' the above from another forum so do noty praise me for it.

willem269 · Senior Member

Funny how the rules on this forum are. Yoiu cannot even write the name of some places. And Ross, just one little comment on you last reply. It's up to you how often you visit the forum. But if you have an 'own' topic on it, you should visit it a bit more, I think. And people (like me) are happy to see a reaction like: 'Thanks all for your replies'. So they at least know you have seen them. And so you can save the personal(ized) answers for a rainy day

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Willem269, plus $100 for the Nymph biggrin biggrin

willem269 · Senior Member

Wombat, you need my bank account?

wendyv · Guru

On our several Nullarbor crossings, have consistently found Penong and Mundrabilla to be a bit cheaper than the rest, between Pt Augusta and Norseman.
In Port Augusta, we fuel up at the big servo the trucks use, right out on the eastern edge, on the highway. The one we go to is on the northern side, but I think there is a similar one on the other side of the road. Last time through, was cheaper than Woolworth's, even with discount.

Cruising Granny · Guru

I think that's the Mobil on the eastern approach to Pt. Aug. The truckie's favourite judging by the number parked up for sleep time.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

That's the one we use in PA on our way through, also if you really have to go shopping there is a big parking area at the rear of Big W in town

rosco · Senior Member

willem269 wrote:
Hi Ross, I did not suggest you carry jerry cans and buckets full of fuel. Bit much for the Nullarbor after you spent your last Woolies docket in Port Augusta. But if you look at the list below, not for the recent price but for the differences, you'll see what I mean. But in the end the fuel gauge is the most important criterium. But if you think that Mundrabilla and ****lebiddy are just 210 k's apart, who would want to fill up in Madura. I mean, they must be able to do the same deal with their wholesaler. Or?

11/14 May 2011

Place ULP Diesel
Ceduna $1.54
Penong $1.57 $1.53
Nandroo $1.62 $1.65
Nullarbor $2.00 $2.07
Border/Village $1.88 $1.88
Eucela $1.?? $1.??
Mundrabilla $1.79 $1.88
Madura $1.97 $2.02
****lebiddy $1.88 $1.98
Caiguna $1.89 $1.92
Balladonia $1.95 $1.89
Norseman $1.63 $1.56
Kalgoorlie $1.49 $1.56

I 'borrowed' the above from another forum so do noty praise me for it.

Thanks willem, I get the drift.

And even though you ask for no praise, I still wish to thank you for taking the time to post those bowser prices at the various outlets. I have saved this and will use it for when I travel.

As regards your other post, I did not mean to suggest I dont go into my posts and acknowledge the answers. I will always do that, sometimes the acknowledgement may not happen until the next day.

Thanks again to all who have replied.

Cheers

Ross

Vic · Guru

Ross, just a note on Border Village (SA) and Eucla (WA), these are right on either side of the border and a stones throw apart. Each time I have been through Eucla has been a lot cheaper than Border Village.

Thanks for repeating the post from elsewhere Willem269, it is a good one and worth repeating here.

The xxxx of C.o.c.k.lebiddy is an automatic censor set up by the site provider (if that is the right word) not the forum provider (Cindy) who has no control over it. I did hear that it is a Christian based provider which may explain it, but I am not sure of that.

Just a note on Nullabor R/House, although fuel dear they have a mobile repeater station there so a good location to make those mobile phone calls. We have stayed at the caravan park there a couple of times and from memory the price was reasonable considering where you are. See this pic with wild dingo's roaming around, keep you dog inside or with you on a lead at all times anywhere on the Nullabor so they aren't "dingo snatched" and as someone has already said look out for dingo baits.

The servo girl at Nullabor said a Ranger comes out now and then and shoots the dingos hanging around the caravan park, but then they build up again, they ask that you do not feed them as this encourages them.

I can read $1.71 for ULP on the petrol pump at Nullabor in the photo, that was about May last year.

-- Edited by Vic on Wednesday 17th of August 2011 10:57:09 AM

rosco · Senior Member

Thanks Vic, will keep Eucla in mind. I note that prices at the towns each end of the Nullarbor are a bit lower than those that are more remote too. Obviously transportation costs are added to the price at the bowser.

I've come across that automatic censor on this forum before and think I know what words are xxxx'd out. If I dont I mentally replace the xxxx with all the four letter words I know until one looks like it belongs there.

Our dog, Ziggy, would most likely be making the trip with us too. We have three kids, all flown the coop, and all married with both kids and dogs of their own. We dont have a problem getting a dog sitter whilst we are away. However, if he decides to come, will make sure he is tethered at all times.

By the way, is the Nullabor Roadhouse the one thats closest to Head of The Bight?

Like your avatar Vic, obviously a freecamp. Looks a very nice spot.

Cheers
Ross

Vic · Guru

If your travelling east Ross, yes, Nullabor the nearest. If coming from the east heading west, the closed Roadhouse at Yalata is just before the Bight turn off. Run by local aborigines from Yalata I understand. We have never bothered with the bight as we have always spotted whales at the cliff lookouts between Yalata and Border Village.

However, I believe the Bight is the better spot. See this link for the season between June and September, also show some pic's and prices etc for entry to the Bunda Cliffs area;

http://www.nullarbornet.com.au/towns/headBight.html

Regards my Avatar, that is in the Mukinbudin Caravan Park currently managed by GN's Terry and Lynne until the end of September. Discounts apply for GN's and pensioners etc. Google the park for more info on the Caravan park etc.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Its worth going onto the Bight here's a pic I took there last year

-- Edited by _wombat_ on Wednesday 17th of August 2011 04:19:04 PM

Vic · Guru

Seen similar off the cliffs further west too Wombat.....but I have heard the Bight is best, but need to go in season (between May/June and September/October......

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Yes Vic, you can get closer at the bight and the boardwalk is safe, not like looking over the cliffs at other places.

Vic · Guru

Thanks Wombie......last time I was on the other cliffs there was a couple of foreing tourists sitting on the edge of the cliff with their legs dangling over oblivious to the undercutting of the cliff and signs of past rock falls etc, makes you wonder sometimes.