Drove out to the old Koonalda Homestead, back in the day of the old Eyre highway the Koonalda homestead was one of a number of important way stations along the road, providing a rare piece of civilisation, fuel and emergency services. It has been abandoned for over 20 years. The collection of cars date back to the 1920's most have deteriorated, but it was very interesting.
We visited the "head of the bite" although there were no whales the view was quite impressive of the Bunda cliffs and shoreline. Normally it is not unusual to see many whales at one time here. Between May to October approximately 120 whales appear here to give birth to their young. It is estimated that 60 odd calves are born at the head of the bite each year. Females breed once every 3 years and calves are about 5.5 m long and weigh 1000-1500kg at birth.
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| Breath test on the Eyre highway |
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| Breath test - Pass |
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| 90 mile straight |
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| old Telegraph Station |
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| Old vehicles at Koonalda Homestead |
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| Koonalda Homestead |
Came across some stormy weather coming through South Australia , but had a nice stay at Renmark, situated on the Murray River. Then had a good run through to Wagga Wagga with a few storms but the countryside is quite green. We spent the day catching up with Ian and Chris , and watching Bathurst.
We are on our last leg home.
The Pilbara and Beyond what a wonderful trip, great memories and special friends .
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| canola fields near wagga |
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| getting close to home |
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| highway traffic |
Amazing trip - glad you had a great time and made it home safely. We loved Koonalda Homestead too!
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