Stretching along the Southern edge of Australia is the Nullarbor Plain, a perfect example of Australian outback. From the town of Norseman, Western Australia, the Eyre Highway crosses 734 miles of desolate plateau, before finally reaching Ceduna, South Australia. It encompasses Australia's longest stretch of straight road. The sign says - 146 km's (91 miles) until the next bend. In 1974 when Dave and Pete walked across Australia, a section of the highway was dirt from the Western Australia and South Australia state border until Ceduna, South Australia. Two hundred and fifty miles of the worst road the Kunst brothers encountered while walking around the world. That section was paved in 1976. Today it is still outback with dust devils twirling across the road, crows dancing over dead wombats and few signs of civilization.

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