After leaving Duke of Orleans Bay we returned briefly to Esperance to have the car tyres rotated and re-aligned, and to catch up with some friends. Having accomplished this, we headed off bright and early to make an onslaught on crossing the Nullarbor. We had really been looking forward to this leg of the journey. We were looking forward to camping by the side of the road, and enjoying the legendary stars at night around the comfort of a camp-fire. We were going to do our first free camping by the side of the road!
The first night however, we planned to stop at Fraser Range. This is an historic pastoral station which now accommodates caravans and travellers. We had heard so many positive and glowing reports, we just had to find out for ourselves. The campsite is around 2ks off the beaten track and comprises of several old original buildings, a few newer ones and a bit of a garden. The surrounding areas are surreal in their vastness and silence. The sparsely covered hills surrounding hills gently cradle the campsite and when we first arrived there was a family of emus wandering around on one outskirts. There was a lazy breeze blowing (right thru' you as it turned out) and the whole experience was wonderful. At night, a huge camp-fire blazed and the sky was bedecked with sparkling diamonds you could almost reach out and touch!!
We met, as usual, some lovely folk there, fellow travellers from all over the globe - what a great night we had swapping stories over a few glasses of red and then a robust port to finish the evening (and us) off. Certainly an experience I would recommend.
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