Great trip....cheers.

Hi Brett i know it's 2024 but have just been watching your 2011 trip to the USA. It was so enjoyable. The places & attractions you showed were quite amazing. Mate Barbara must have been a great mate & companion for. So sorry to hear about her passing. So Young yet so energetic. I bet you miss her heaps. I have also watched some of your Dad's presentations as well. Keep up the great work. Cheers From the East Coast. 👍👍👍👍👍

When was that filmed? It certainly was not 2023.

In the winter of 1973, dad and i drove from Perth to Melbourne in dads EJ Holden wagon. i was 13 at the time, and we found the highway so bad in places that dad sometimes dove on the side track the road graders were using. Dads work colleages had forewarned him not to stop for the local natives selling their "wares". I have also driven solo across this route in 1981 and "84.[the last trip with my dog]

35 years ago was lost out there. Thought we were going to die. heard a quite sound and slowly made our way to the top of a hill. When it got dark could see a dim light and headed that direction. A Pub in the middle of nowhere. With the nicest family living there. A cockatoo at the bar. We ate at the table with the family. They put me and my girl friend in a tin hut out side for the night. In the morning the waken to loud banging, was my car wheel being hammered back into shape. Sorry I forgot there names. I do remember sighing the guess book and they refused to take any money from us. Thank you. and thanks for the memory Brett Kibblewhite.

I have the full story of the building of this railway. My great grandfather worked on it. He went to Australia for the gold rush initially being miners from Wales. He joined the British army in Australia and fought with Anzacs. He has written the story of the camp, moving each week. How they filled their time, the heat, playing cards etc. Want to publish it as its the story of the building of the Nullabor railway.

Brett why don’t you say it’s shit

Tay-mah not what you said. Great yoghurt. Love your vid.

Mid 70s, fettler at Wynbring, Ganger at Immarna then no2 gang at Kingoonya, first drove those road in a 62 holden,

Hi Brett it’s 2023 my nephew has just booked a 17 day trip around Europe he watched your video on the Contiki

The small inlet is called Kelly’s Creek

Spent 3 years on nullabour building new highway from yalata to wa border, had camp at 14 miles weat of nullabour homestead, at time Murray Thomas was owner of nullabour road house not like is now.1976/79 worked for Mcmahon construction, was very good company.

Brett, I seem to recall that the Yellowdine roadhouse actually occupied the house across the road from the Shell servo, and I also recall that the soft drink I bought there came out of a kerosene driven fridge, circa 1970-71.

Magnificent - I loved this. Rode the Eyre Highway and Nullabour just recently and thoroughly enjoyed it. I love the old roads, and this is definately on my to-do list. Thanks for sharing it! 😁👍

Excellent vlog Brett, it reminds me of how emmence the US is interms of economic activity and diversity. You have some very generous friends over there. Ray

What was so stupid about that whole coastal strip Brett was that before becoming housing, like back in the 1970's, the rangers and police would fine you for riding or 4WDing there, even attempting to confiscate your bike, under the excuse that we were destroying the landscape. Then came all the bulldozers and road making equipment, destroying so much more than our bikes and cars ever did.

Hi Brett, what a beautiful tribute you have produced for a person I am certain is being missed by you and all who knew her. Although the grief of loosing her will take many years to subside, the memory of her will remain triggered by your very fine tribute. May God bless you, kind regards, Ray

Thoroughly enjoyed your video.

I enjoyed this production. Very down to Earth.

My dad took me to sydney when i was 6 months old in '74. Was in the back of an old ht i think. Dad reckons the corrugations kept me asleep 5 days!

Drover both ways on that road in 1962 in the summer. Hot windy and fires everywhere.

I used to live at Rawlinna. From birth to 6 yrs of age. My dad worked on the railways. My brother who passed away, he requested that his ashes be scattered at Rawlinna. I love that place. ❤ Thanks for footage of Rawlinna.

Peter Brock would've been 61 years old. Glad that you have enjoyed the drive in your old XC Falcon. Regards from William Mount Gambier South Australia 🌏🦘

Epic. Anthea and I chuckled watching this Brett.

I love our country, going on drives like this with no one around.. peaceful 😊

Stopped at the QANTAS museum about three years ago Brett and we were able to climb all thru the 747, but for an additional fee you could do a wing walk. Longreach is the best single town we have ever stayed in, given we did the Outback adventure over three days which also included a river cruise on a paddle wheeler, a ride in a genuine Cobb and Co coach (McKinnon and Co.)out onto the common (Those who sat outside the coach got a free post ride dusting off with a leaf blower !!) a movie (Smiley gets a gun) in an original outback open air movie theatre, a true outback evening meal (damper included) and bush poetry. Watched a great show at the Stockman's Hall of Fame also. Money, and time, well spent. On a previous trip we stopped to book into the (unpronounceable) Tjukayirla roadhouse (Known as TJ Roadhouse to frequenters) and said to the owner: "we want to book in for two nights please" he stood there sort of stunned and then came back with; "You really want two nights ? No-one stays two nights !" (Hotel California ?) We had arranged to do a day trip to Empress Springs (look it up) and come back for the second night.

GinGin cafe, a popular spot for motorcyclists to break their trip, good food and good coffee. Couple of weeks ago the water wheel was out of action, had a serious bearing issue/collapse.

Plenty of corruption around today as well. Just look at the state of politics in Australia. Anyway, love your video's and just chilling watching your adventures.

Just love that terrain out there. Those trains are a good thing too, because without them there would be so many more trucks on the Eyre Highway. Great video again Brett. Most people would not know that the, what used to be major stops on the railway line are named aftert previous Prime Ministers.

Did this trip in '72 with mum and dad and my sister in the HG Kingswood. The old man wasn't overly enthused by the road and as it was December going over and January coming back to Sydney, needless to say it was hot. My only recollection was eating some dodgy Chinese in Kalgoorlie and throwing up and crapping by the side of the road. Fun Times!!

I remember doing that road in 1963, 1969 and 1973 just before the the new road opened

Having done somewhere near 100 return trips across the Nullarbor by road, this year wife and I moteled it for a change. It was interesting to see the lap you did thru the car park of the Nundroo motel. Back in 1970 on my first drive over, Nundroo was nick-named "Flagon Flats, due to the glass across the road from the motel, as that was the location where the inhabitants of Yalata (Aboriginal reservation) prefered to drink in an era prior to plasic wine casks. It would be a grave mistake, or an act of sheer desperation that would make anyone stop there overnight these days, the facilities being so run down that to me Nundroo is no more than a fuel stop, if you must. The other motels we used during the crossing Perth to Sydney and return were more than acceptable if some being a little pricey.

I am so sorry for your loss. I feel your pain. I also lost my wife to MS just 3 months ago.

I really liked this and dont know why??

Honda will win hands down

We travelled the EYRE Highway from Victoria to perth in 1975 and back towing a camper with an EH Holden with 3 Kids. there was 200 miles of dirt road then

i remember in 69 my parents and i drove around australia,at ivy tanks we booked a room and when went into the room my parents were so insulted by it they got our money back and we slept in the car down the road

I ran trucks across there from late 60s started with a D series Ford then quickly progressed to Mack’s. Still run Mack’s non computer models though.

Standing on that circular concrete wall at the eastern end of the pool area you should of got one bar on your mobile. i found it the only place there where we could use our mobiles.

Dig down a foot or so and then take a reading, your machine will go off its head.

Refuelled there early in December 1970, fuel pumped into one of those glass topped manual bowsers out of 44 Gallon drums. Hoping to travel that stretch again on a motorcycle soon.

Truckies hated the corragated road big time 😵 But they were good old days 😁

Hi, I enjoyed your video, but since u have 4WD, how come you just go straight ahead indstead of following the highway?....just a thought. :)

I drove this road 4 times in the 70s towed a 27ft caravan the last 2 time

I travelled the road in the late 60s and into the early 70s, I made 9 crossings without a single problem. On one trip I noticed a nail in one tyre and changed it before it went flat. Boring as hell. The trick was to find the best speed to travel, so you went from the tops of the corrugations without going into the trough of a corrugations. I remember one trip I averaged 100 miles an hour over 12 hours. At some points I was doing 120 mph, sometimes faster. I’ve never found tyres as good as the ones I used then. B. F. Goodrich, they were bought out by Goodyear and the quality plummeted. People don’t believe me when I tell of being attacked by aboriginals camped on the side of the road throwing rocks and spears, I started carrying a rifle but never had to use it though.

Ohh there are some memories. Did the drive in summer to Perth from Melbourne, never been in a hotter more desolate place, took 3 days to get from Ceduna to the Nullabor road house, with the paint blistering of the bonnet of the old holden. I'd like to say it was fun days back then , but it wasn't

I spent quite a bit of time at Mount Christie Winbring , Tarcoola in the early 70s working on the Commonwealth railways ,a lot of wonderful memories. Winbring airstrip had white sturt pea growing in it

Fair chance some of the car wrecks (later models) were stolen and dumped by the locals.

Well maybe is people never leave they sitting around and watching lesster work for 24 days

So what you doing about that milk