Day 114: Esperance to Baxter Rest Area
Today we started our journey across the Nullarbor. We headed north from Esperance, stopping in Salmon Gums for morning tea and a play in the playground. After leaving Salmon Gums we passed several salt lakes some of which were a bright green colour. We made it to Norseman for lunch, stopping at Phoenix Park. While here we all had a bit of a wander through the park and town.
After filling up with petrol we turned east and officially started our crossing of the Nullarbor. A few kilometers in we ticked over 20,000km since leaving Hobart!
Our next stop was at Balladonia for more petrol, a play in the minions playground, and a look through the museum (Balladonia is the site of the 1979 crash of SkyLab space research station). Soon after leaving Balladonia we reached the start of the 90 Mile Straight - Australia's longest section of straight road that measures 146.6km long. About half way along the very straight road will pulled over at Baxter Rest Area to camp for the night.
