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22 Dec 2019: day 350

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14.11.19

Day 312

Nullarbor Cliffs Photo: Andrew Hughes.
Photo: Andrew Hughes

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Rawlinna to Adelaide

We’ve faced a few challenges recently. Like everything on this adventure, they have been of our own making.

In this latest video update the first challenge is to tackle the limestone track from Rawlinna to Cocklebiddy. We saw one car on the last of the three days we spent out there. It was a couple of geoscientists from Slovenia trying to figure out how the Nullarbor Plain came to be as it is now.

Then we put a self-imposed time limit to reach Adelaide so we could get to Nic’s sisters wedding. It meant averaging 70km/day for 22 days straight. It didn’t help that we got distracted by the awe inspiring Great Australian Bight and took the lumpy back roads through the Eyre Peninsula.

We must just really LOVE challenges!

Watch the video on Vimeo or YouTube to see how it went. Or see our progress on our Google Map.

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Statistics 14.11.19

  • Current location

    -34.89, 138.60

  • Distance travelled

    12,609.2km

  • Time riding

    1,021h 17m

  • Average speed

    12.3km/h

  • Elevation gain

    67,689m

  • Closest town

    Adelaide, SA

  • Days on the road

    312

  • Weather

    Clear, 30°C

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Where are we?

Current location map Australian Capital Territory New South Wales Queensland Western Australia South Australia Tasmania Victoria Northern Territory

South Australia

Land area
983,482 km²
Population
1,733,500
Floral
Sturt’s Desert Pea (Swainsona formosa)
Animal
Southern hairy-nosed wombat (Lasiorhinus latifrons)
Bird
Piping shrike
Fish
Leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)
Mineral or gemstone
Opal
Fossil
Spriggina floundersi
Colours
Red, blue, and gold
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