Crossing the Nullarbor - Aug 2025

August 2025, we finally got to cross the Nullarbor.

We firstly stopped overnight in Ceduna where we prepared for our trip across the Nullabor. Filling up with fuel and AdBlue, stocking up on food items and topping up the water tanks.

Our first stop on the Nullarbor was Penong. We checked out the Penong Windmill Museum and saw Australia's biggest windmill. We then drove down Port Sinclair Road that took us to Port Le Hunte Jetty and Beach. Definitely worth the drive. Along this road is also Lake McDonnell Pink Lake but it did not look very pink while we were there.

After returning to the highway, we then drove into Fowlers Bay where we stopped for lunch and I went for a walk on the jetty. We then headed back out to the highway and stopped at the Head of the Bight Free Camp for the night. This camp is just outside the gate entrance to the Head of the Bight Whale Centre. You need to be self-contained as there are no amenities.

The next morning, as soon as the gates were open, we drove the 10km down the road to the Head of the Bight Whale Centre. (plenty of room to park with the caravan). As we walked down the boardwalk, I had to contain my excitement at seeing so many whales and their calves. We were there at the right time of the year. Some an amazing thing to experience, being able to stand there and see them so close up. We spent nearly 2 hours there taking it all in. From the lookout there, we were also able to see Bunda Cliffs.

We left there and stopped in and looked at the Nullarbor Roadhouse. Continuing along the highway we stopped in a 2 lookouts ot further see the Bunda Cliffs. Although they have now closed camping on Bunda Cliffs, we did manage to find peg 52 which we had heard you could still camp at. We ended up free camping at Bunda Cliffs for the night but made sure we were well back from the edge! This again was a camp where you need to be self-contained.

The next day ended up not being the day I had planned and we ended up travelling alot further than I thought we would. This was 2 reasons. We found that there were fewer things to stop and look at on this part of the Nullarbor and we also gained some time as we were now in the West Australia time zone. We had to stop at the border of SA and WA quarantine point where they thoroughly checked the car and caravan. I had prepared for this knowing what I couldn't take over the border so got through without any issues. We stopped at Eucla and saw the Old Telegraph Station and also stopped to look at the Caiguna Blowhole. We also drove Australia's longest straight road - 90 miles long. We ended up stopping at Fraser Range Station for the night. We saw the sign for this place and had been recommended it by a number of people we had met on the road. They do not take bookings so if you are planning to stay here you are better of getting here early. After a long day driving, by the time we checked in there was only the overflow area left.

The following day, we made our way to Norseman where we ended up staying in a caravan park for a few nights. We needed some rest time, I needed to get some work done and we also caught up on some washing.

Our one concern crossing the Nullarbor had been the smaller fuel tank in the Ford Everest after having the long range tank in the Prado There was also the issue of the Everest requiring AdBlue. We found that the distance between the petrol stations on the Nullarbor was fine and just made sure to fill up each time. Going across to WA we had a head wind so we did use more fuel than when we returned. Also AdBlue was available at pumps in SA but we did need to grab it in a container in WA.