When Natalie left, I felt like going down. And that’s just what I did. Even though I went to ALL the hostels in Perth, I didn’t find anybody to travel with me. So there I went, all alone.

South of Perth, there is a lot more to see. There are some nice spots out there that are on the top-10 list of dive spots in Australia, like in Busselton (near a jetty) and Albany (a ship wreak). But unfortunately, because of the winter/weather, the ocean in the south-west was not clear enough to dive. And of course it’s to cold now. Brrrrrrrrrr.……

Anyway… There are some amazing beaches at Dunsborough and Cape Naturalise where the ocean is really rough. Just standing there watching at and listening to sound of the breaking waves… It’s just great. There is this part of the south that was attached to Antarctica, a long long time ago, last week or something. And some parts of it still have the same shape and do match the coats line of Antarctica. These parts are about 90 m. high and go straight to the ground. I can keep telling you it was great and amazing, because it is, but you should just go there and have a look for yourself.

Along the road you see al these sign with warnings like “Fatigue kills”, “Tired drivers die” and “Rest before you die” real eye openers… For the tired drivers in a hurry, they made the “90 Mile Straight”, a 144 km long straight road along the south coast. You can just lock your steering wheel in a strait position and go for a power nap. Don’t forget so set your alarm though…

Continuing my trip along the south coast I arrived in Ceduna, where I met some working-guys from Adelaide. One of them was Frank from France (with Italian parents, very confusing…). We had a little talk about travelling and he understood that a backpacker needs a shower and a warm bed, once in a while. So that’s what he offered me. The guys had hired a lodge for the time they were working in Ceduna. There were plenty of beds, so I had my warm shower and could sleep wherever I want. I decided to sleep one hour in the first bed the second hour…

On my way to Adelaide I visited some other nice spots along the coast. One of them was Point Labatt. THE place to see the biggest sea-loin colony of Australia. I thought, “I have to see that!!”. So there I went, 75 km of dirt road, all the way to Point Labatt. There where at least 15 of them…, but still, it was a nice place to be. An other place was Murphy’s Haystack. A place like the grassy hill of the Teletubbies, with huge stones.

Further up the road there was this place, Port Augusta. It was about dinner time when I arrived so I asked some locals for a nice place to eat. Then it was time to find a place to have a few beers and a spot to park the van for the night. But unluckily it was really boring out there, boring like uhhh…, like Holland, exactly. I had a look on the map, and it was just another 309 km to Adelaide. Not to bad… and it was 2.30 am when I lay down in my bed.

Heavy House Heavy House

Stones at Murphys Haystack Stones at Murphys Haystack

Rainbow Rainbow

Check the next page to see the pictures of this story.