4/4/22 To Mundrabilla

    As per previous blog , we woke to an overcast sky and the odd shower - we don't do rain and showers , what was the weather thinking ????? 

   Anyway , continuing on for another 60 odd kms , we arrived at Cockelbiddy Roadhouse for some fuel and a leg stretch . Around from the roadhouse is a huge caged area , with 2 resident wedge tailed eagles , Samantha and Bruce , don't get up on the soapbox just yet - these two were rescued after being hit on the highway and injured as  youngsters , so probably wouldn't survive without someone bringing them their food now . They wouldn't have survived their injuries if left in the wild .

   They now sit on their branch and look down on all the visitors , and as if to say where's the food ???

   They are really a magnificent bird of prey - I have memories of being attacked by them when I was flying my hang glider - it had the scars to prove it as well !!!

   Onwards eastward , next stop was Madura . This is where the road drops down Madura Pass to the coastal plains below - you go from about 50 m above sea level to about 13m . this coastal plain goes to the horizon and ends at Eucla at the eastern end , not sure on the south western side of it though .

  This is the view of the roadhouse from above . We were going to stay here overnight , but it was overcast and we needed the solar to charge some more , so after lunch we headed off again .

   The trees are slightly sparse on leaves , with plenty of branches .

   Continuing on , we found another free camp not far from Mundrabilla , the trees here looking like they'd come from Africa somewhere - only a canopy above and very squat - and there weren't that many of them either .

   Love the curves & shapes of the branches .

   Here's our camp spot 

 And here's an aerial view to show how huge this plain is !

  It just keeps on going into the distance !

   The highway follows the ridge all the way from Madura to Eucla .

    Yes , another day down , getting a bit more exciting now as well - big things are coming . Here's a map link :- https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1aqGGNt6HWh2-cILBxO1BSq8GIWkLO5T-&usp=sharing