Day 10 23rd June Nundroo/Madura approx 520km
I was rather keen to get moving today.
While I was getting fuel before leaving, the lady on duty hurried out of the shop and asked, “was I Joe Campbell in room 18”?, when I said yes she said that she had a message from my wife and handed me a piece of paper. It said that I was to have called my wife the previous night with further reference to ‘castration’. I think this was Fawlty Tower humour. Actually I'd tried to ring her but couldn't get near the only public phone in the place (no mobile connectivity out here), it was in constant use all evening. My wife, not having heard from me as promised, had called the hotel to check that I had arrived safely. She was relieved to know I was in one piece.
The trip to Madura was again cold, I decided to put thermal gloves on then my Winter Gloves my hands were still cold.
I had breakfast at Bordertown, as the name suggests this is the last Roadhouse before crossing the SA/WA border.
After checking through the border check point you travel down the road to Eucla, at Eucla the WA Police were conducting licence and breath testing, both Officers were nice guys and did not mind having a chat.
After this interlude you descend through the Eucla Pass off the escarpment onto the Bight, this part of the trip is 189km to Madura, this is where you rise up through the Madura Pass before arriving at the Madura Roadhouse.
This Roadhouse is well presented, rooms are clean, restaurant very good with staff pleasant and courteous.
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