Saturday, November 28

Our first road trip - we drove 2.5 hours north to Jurien Bay, then to Cervantes, and then to Nambung National Park. Since all 3 places are right on the coast, I assumed we'd just drive along the ocean, but in fact, there is no road running along the coast, at least not in this area. The road runs inland and to get to any of the small fishing villages you have to drive over to the coast, then back to the road again to continue going either north or south. Both towns were very small and very quiet, with hardly anyone on the beaches.

We stopped to change drivers along the way, and as soon as we opened the car doors the flies poured in. Amazing, it's as if they just hang around, waiting for the opportunity to bug. These were some of the road signs we saw, although none of the animals made an appearance. They also have "road trains" which are basically 3 semi's hooked together - 3 trailers and 1 cab, and they are not easy to pass on a two lane road. The speed limit on these roads is actually higher than the freeway speed limit, which is 100 kilometers, about equal to 60 mph.