Day 729 – Australia – WA [Mundrabilla (32k west) to Eucla (56k west)]

08/06/22

41km

  From Mundrabilla (32km west) (Western Australia) to Eucla (56km west) (Western Australia)

Australia

A full day on the trail, still some persisting rain, and the longest golf course in the world

The joy of trail running

Following yesterday’s venture onto the trail running parallel to the Eyre Highway, I was happy to continue and run on. With the rain it got a little muddy at times, sticking to my soles and slippery – but in any case, a whole lot better than running by the highway. I must admit I had a completely different expectation from the Nullarbor… I imagined a real desert. So far it’s proving very green, with loads of vegetation and trees!

Wombat holes

The trail is incredibly quiet. I reckon it runs 50m to 100m off the road, but you can’t hear traffic noise. All there is is the birds really. I look left and right constantly in the hope of catching a glimpse of wildlife, kangaroos, dingoes, camels… but so far unsuccessful. Towards the 30th kilometre I noticed a lot of big holes, which I identified as wombat holes. I sat down near some of them, against the wind, to see if I could spot some action, but again: nothing. I guess you can’t have it all!

Nullarbor Links – Hole 8 “Watering Hole” in Mundrabilla

As I ran past the Mundrabilla roadhouse from the back track, I came across the golf hole! The Nullarbor hosts the longest golf course in the world, running all the way from Kalgoorlie to Ceduna. 18 holes, most of them hosted near roadhouses. I have passed quite a few since I left Kalgoorlie, but it’s the first time I actually see one on my run! Quite a surreal vision, really…

Enjoy the video of today’s run: [I cannot create videos at the moment as the connection is too slow – I will upload them all when I reach a place with decent internet connection!]

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Here is the map of today’s run: