Norseman to Ceduna, The Gawler Ranges and onto Port Augusta.....SA

After leaving Norseman we took four days to travel back across the Nullarbor ......... this time across I gave Chris a break from the driving and I did the driving. The first night we camped at a camp spot called Newman's Rock,...........here there is a small oasis where a water hole invites wild animals to venture down an enjoy a drink. We had the wonderful experience of and adult emu with five tiny chicks. Unfortunately by the time I grabbed the camera they had scampered...........the next morning we were hoping they would return but we weren't lucky enough to see them again. We spent another two nights in our favourite place along the Nullarbor 'The Bunda Cliffs' and once again the camp spot didn't disappoint. This area is one of the most beautiful places in this wonderful country of ours. Our last night along the Nullarbor we found a quite spot near Penong, so next morning we travelled 55klms to Ceduna and looked out over the ocean while we enjoyed our breakfast. We played golf at Ceduna, did a quick grocery shop, refuelled, filled our water tanks with water and travelled on to a camp spot for the evening...........33klms east of Ceduna. We enjoyed an evening with another couple sitting around the camp fire and chatting for a few hours.
Next couple of days we explored the granite trail around the towns of Minnipa, Wudinna, Kimba and the Gawler Ranges........visiting Pildappa Rock, Tcharkauldu Rock (where we camped), Turtle Rock, Mt Wudinna............ Australia's second largest exposed monolith and Polda Rock. From the summit of these rocks you get a fantastic view of the ever so green countryside. This is rich agriculture land and the paddocks have the seasons crops planted and the scenery is picture postcard beautiful. Having come from the west where the red dust, had been with us for some time, the ever green landscape is a joy to see! Along the Eyre Highway at Wudinna is the wonderful Granite Sculpture known as 'the Australian Farmer'.........this sculpture has amazing detail and was sculptured by artist Marijan Bekic and his son David.
The evening of Saturday 4^th August we camped along with other travellers at the Kimba 'Lions Park' in the township of Kimba. Kimba, is a small town along the Eyre Highway, where a sign declares the town as being 'Halfway across Australia' – equidistant (about 1500 km), from the west and east coasts.
Next day found us back in Port Augusta after visiting the almost ghost town of Iron Knob. Iron Knob was the birthplace of the Australian steel industry.......over almost a century, around 150 million tonnes of ore were excavated, reducing the two 350-m peaks of Iron Knob and Iron Monarch to gaping holes rimmed by rubble. The mine closed in 1998.