{"id":2351,"date":"2015-12-19T01:39:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-19T01:39:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.walkerfamilytravels.com\/?p=2351"},"modified":"2015-12-19T01:39:47","modified_gmt":"2015-12-19T01:39:47","slug":"return-to-oz-travelling-across-the-nullarbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.walkerfamilytravels.com\/?p=2351","title":{"rendered":"Return to OZ. Travelling across the Nullarbor."},"content":{"rendered":"

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It\u2019s always nice to return to somewhere familiar, and so it was for us back in lovely Perth<\/em>. Although once again it was to be a short visit, long enough to check in with our family (thanks for the hospitality Tim), pick up the car & camper-trailer from Penny\u2019s (thank you again for keeping them safe), and washing & repacking our bags ready for the next part of the trip.<\/p>\n

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The Swan River<\/p><\/div>\n

We did a little bit of sightseeing, doing a tour of the fascinating historical Freemantle Prison, just the right amount of interesting and squeamish. The boys then had another great sleepover with Auntie Penny & their cousin Charlotte, who totally spoiled them with Xmas lights and board games that used whipping cream!<\/p>\n

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Fun but really messy game!<\/p><\/div>\n

Ben and his brother Tim managed to fit in a decent bike-ride along the Swan River and a pub visit. We squeezed in a walk down the East Fremantle Fair Markets (very different to Thailand), and cousin Megan & her boyfriend Ben cooked us dinner the day after Ben (her’s not mine!!) had completed an epic Ironman Event (we were SO impressed that he could still walk). A bit of Xmas shopping, then we were off once again, but saddened we couldn’t spend more time with the Perth Walkers!<\/p>\n

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Now old hands at Outback travel, we embarked upon our 5,000km journey across the bottom of OZ with less trepidation than last time, knowing what it\u2019s like to do LONG days in the car. We headed to Kalgoorlie<\/em> first, the home of the \u2018SuperPit\u2019, a massive gold mine. Unfortunately there had been severe weather a few days before we arrived, so we weren\u2019t able to the tour we had booked, but we were able to see this impressive hole in the ground from the viewing area. It\u2019s immense, the massive CAT trucks looking like tonka trucks as they travel up and down the inside of the pit transporting the gold-ladened rocks. Ben was entranced!<\/p>\n

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See the tiny trucks on the road on the right?<\/p><\/div>\n

Ben\u2019s Superpit facts:<\/p>\n