Crossing the Nullarbor

If you ask anyone around town, they'll tell you that the name Ceduna comes from the Aboriginal word Cheedoona, which translates to 'a place to sit down and rest', and with 1200 kilometres still to go, it's a great idea.

There are not many places in the world that can promise you a beach to yourself, but here on Eyre Peninsula you can fish, sail, swim and relax on the white sandy beaches and you may not see another soul.

From the limestone caves at Talia we're now going to learn more about the rocky outcrops that rise up out of the ground in this part of the world.

Norseman is the end of the Eyre highway and the gateway to Western Australia.

On this episode we're heading into the largest hardwood forest in the world to see a 140 year old working pastoral station.

Approaching Balladonia you'll drive the "90 mile straight", a 146km perfectly straight stretch of road.

The Eyre Bird Observatory is a research station, weather bureau, museum, and bed and breakfast - all located in the old telegraph station on the remote south east coast.

In this episode we cross into WA and visit Eucla, one of the most remote townships in Australia.

Welcome to the last South Australian chapter of our Crossing the Nullarbor Tour. We'll learn more about whales, wombats and white explorers.

In this episode, our journey begins at Koonibba a little over 40 kilometres northwest of Ceduna. This land used to be covered with thick scrub and was sold to the Lutheran Church, who created the Koonibba Lutheran Mission together with local Aboriginal people in 1901.