Nullarbour

'Nullarbour' literally means 'treeless'. Well, as Kyra pointed out, there were some trees across the several 100kms stretch but mostly low bushes and desert-like conditions. The road runs along the coast but the cliffs are so high you don't see the ocean unless you go to the edge of the continent and look down, way down, while you keep a tight grip on your offspring. The right whales raise their young here around August to November.
Driving this road was much like driving down through the centre of Australia. We saw far too many roadkill kangaroos and several live ones if we drove past supper time. Flocks of emu were also common. No one lives here except folks who run the roadhouses with essential items such as gas, food and accommodation about every 100-200 km. Everyone you pass on this deserted stretch waves. The sign the girls are standing by was repeated several times during the drive, sometimes with an emu instead of a wombat. Kyra is demonstrating what could happen if you get too close to the edge of the Great Australian Bight (if you look at this on a map it does look as though a giant has taken a bite out of the continent).
It took us 3-4 days to cross this stretch. When you're almost through they make you relinquish your fruits, vegetables, plants and seeds, something about fruit flies and diseases. The produce in the first town you come to after that is awfully expensive. hmmm.