The way North

In Perth we pick up our giant camper, it's a 6 berth with everything (toaster, microwave, television, DVD... you name it!). We've got a long way to go so we depart asap... destination: North.

We stop along the way at the Pinnacles, a park dedicated to weird shaped rocks. It turns out the first day of rain of a 6 month draught is today... the pinnacles are nice, the road is very, very quiet. I’d seen empty landscapes in Namibia, but this beats all. Not a single tree is higher than 3 meters.

Every now and again we see a road train it's a truck followed by 4 or 5 combinations doing 110 kph quickly dubbed ‘killer trucks’ by my sister. And for a good reason: Kangaroos, being cuddly animals, like to hug big, shiny, fast moving things. Usually this doesn't end well for the affectionate animal. The hug lasts for about a second followed by a medium range flight onto the side of the road... Freddy Mercury said it best: 'another bites the dust'.
On our way north we dodge sheep, birds, mice, kangaroos, goats and cows.