POST CHRISTMAS

Our ensuing days were spent a little quietly, mainly due to the heat which built up one day to 39.9 degrees. Whew survive it I did, I don't know how, we took the car to be serviced in the beautiful suburb of Rockingham.  So while that was being done we travelled on Perth's fantastic public transport - which is air conditioned - on the free cat service around and around the city on 3 different routes, but we also went across the river and back on a ferry - had some lunch, more busing then train back to Rockingham and bus to Ultra Tune.  Despite the precautions I still felt wrung out that night and the next day, then the hot desert winds stopped blowing and the weather reverted to the low 30s with more southerly breezes for relief.
New Year was a fairly quiet night - we made a favourite meal of garlic prawns and special fried rice, had a bottle of wine - waited till Sydney's firework show - and off to bed.
So we have stocked up, cleaned and packed up, said final goodbyes and are just waiting till tomorrow.
The plan is to travel via Highway about 300 klms to somewhere around  Merredin, then another 300 or so to Kalgoorlie/Boulder.  We have been assured there is lots to see there - you know the sort of thing "You should see ....."
After that we will be crossing the Nullarbor Plain - more about that later.  I may be out of touch for a while as we will busy travelling a good bit.