{"id":12990,"date":"2014-05-16T17:13:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-16T07:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost\/buddies-wp\/?p=12990"},"modified":"2016-12-22T00:39:00","modified_gmt":"2016-12-21T13:39:00","slug":"perth-via-the-nullarbor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/perth-via-the-nullarbor\/","title":{"rendered":"Perth via the Nullarbor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Craft and Quilt Fair Perth via the Nullarbor<\/h2>\n

Getting\u00a0to\u00a0the Craft and Quilt Fair Perth Via the Nullarbor<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Had a brilliant trip \u00a0this week, 3587 kms and 4 1\/2 days\u00a0from Melbourne to Perth via the Nullarbor<\/p>\n

As always the trip was uneventful, except for a flat tyre on the outskirts of Port Wakefield,\u00a0South Australia..thanks to the RAA all fixed and on my way\u00a0promptly.\u00a0 And a huge thank you to Ralph of Port Wakefield Motors, who worked on a Sunday morning to make sure I was able to continue my journey to the Eyre Highway, and the “Outback” on a Sunday, with a spare tyre. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

I even hung a Sidecar Racing Club of Victoria Mug on the Mug tree between Eucla and Mundrabilla Roadhouses, next time I will have to take a “Sewing Buddies Australia” Mug, and \u00a0leave a little piece of the Craft and Quilt Fair Perth via\u00a0the Nullarbor.<\/p>\n

I also have to give a huge thank you to Terry a friend of mine from Perth, who met me at the South Australian \/ Western Australian Border, with his caravan and beautiful dog Oscar. \u00a0Every-one was a little concerned about my first trip to Perth on my own. \u00a0Terry came to the rescue.<\/p>\n

The reaction of many people when I told them I was travelling alone was of total shock, and they couldn’t understand why anyone would do anything so, in their words “silly”. \u00a0But even though it is remote, travelling alone has never worried me, and the people on the trip across are amazing, and always have been. \u00a0If anyone is stopped on the side of the road, changing a tyre or with the bonnet up, everyone stops to make sure they are o.k.. It also must be one of the last places left where you actually wave to each driver you pass once you have reached the\u00a0Eyre Highway. \u00a0It is like you have become part of the Nullarbor family, and you are taking part in something wonderful and unique. \u00a0Which of course you are, although many people do it on a daily basis.<\/p>\n

My first trip across was when I was 8 with my parents, and have to admit even at that age, was not too impress with the 300 miles of dirt road between Ceduna and Border Village, but each and every trip I have done since then I have loved, the scenery is beautiful and constantly changing, and with each trip you encounter more people, including those who ride push bikes across, and I have even encountered a young man dressed as a storm trooper, walking across Australia for Charity\u00a0\"Craft<\/a>\u00a0you can read more about his journey by clicking on the image. \u00a0Australia is a magnificent country, and I am proud to call it home.<\/p>\n

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Below are some images relating to this trip to the Craft and Quilt Fair in Perth via the Nullarbor<\/p>\n

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Driving Hazards on the Eyre Highway (Should have included Emu\u2019s though)<\/p><\/div>\n

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A Long way from most Places<\/p><\/div>\n

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90 Mile Straight Eyre Highway<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Perth

Wedged Tailed Eagle So Majestic and Beautiful<\/p><\/div>\n

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Nullarbor Coastline, Rugged Beautiful and extremely Windy<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Perth<\/a>

Only place in the World you will find the Endangered “Mug Tree”<\/p><\/div>\n

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\"Perth<\/a>

Mug Tree In Full Bloom<\/p><\/div>

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Craft and Quilt Fair Perth via the Nullarbor Getting\u00a0to\u00a0the Craft and Quilt Fair Perth Via the Nullarbor Had a brilliant trip \u00a0this week, 3587 kms and 4 1\/2 days\u00a0from Melbourne to Perth via the Nullarbor As always the trip was uneventful, except for a flat tyre on the outskirts of Port Wakefield,\u00a0South Australia..thanks to the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12999,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[78,43,100],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12990"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12990"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12992,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12990\/revisions\/12992"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/12999"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sewingbuddies.com.au\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}