Kalgoorlie to Adelaide

Hello all
After leaving Kalgoorlie I had an eventful trip across the Nullabour...............with a bit of everything thrown in.
Thunderstorms, howling winds and a breakdown to top things off.

Bunda Cliffs Nullabour Plain

A holwing tailwind pushed me to Balladonia for a night of thunderstorms, on the way I stopped for the second time in less than a week to assist a stranded fellow traveller..

Bunda Cliffs

Little did I know it would soon be me stuck on the side of the highway.

Bunda Cliffs

After I left kalgoorlie I started hearing a bit of a wine and dismissed this a tyre wine, as the Pilbara had chopped the tyres around a bit.
This was followed  by a slight scrapping sound at slow speeds, by this time I was well and truly committed to the Nullabour.
Things went from bad to worse fairly quickly, with howling winds listening to noises was nearly impossible with the window down, so onward it was.
200 kilometres west of Ceduna the brown smelly stuff hit the fan, coming close to losing a wheel.

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When I ground to a halt the centre of the tyre was resting on the tray tiedown rail.
I was more concerned with getting my bum off the road than taking pictures so you will have to use your imagination here.
With no drive I had to think quick as I was hanging out onto the road, so into 4x4 and the front wheels dragged me clear.
At this stage a nice Truckie stopped to see if he could help. We jacked up the wheel and backed off the brakes to be able to push the axle back in.
The wheel bearing was absolutely shagged................
As luck would have it All this happened right adjacent to a rest area and within the last mobile phone coverage for about 150km.
With no hope of continuing we nursed the vehicle into the rest area for the night, followed by frantic phone calls for a towtruck.

not a pretty sight

 Next morning the Flat top came 51km out from Nundroo to collect me.
Unloading the camper in the campground the off the ute went for be looked at.

Once apart it wasn't a pretty sight.

not much left....

  
Now, after six days stranded in Nundroo following is the points of interest  list...............







That's correct .....blank......there are no points of interest in Nundroo.

I must admit though, Wayne at Davis Motors, Nundroo did a good job getting me going again, the ABS sensor is shagged and I need to replace this when I get a chance but all going well so far.
Before blaming the vehicle though, it was pointed out to me the other day, that a lot of people have done the trips, and been to the places I have been.........but how many have done it in the same vehicle?
I think it's done a pretty good job considering.
I am heading across to Mildura to spend a little time on the Murray, considerably poorer than I was..... 
Bye for now