WEDNESDAY 9TH JULY 2008

Today we were heading back in to civilisation (or so we thought). We arrive at Norseman mid morning. We had been looking forward to have a look around, etc, as it sounded nice. We pulled up at the Tourist Info to fill up our water and have a cuppa. When we had been in and got our maps and were about to boil the billy, Steve notice one of the tyres going flat. We asked the lady in the tourist info where we could get it fixed and she pointed us in the direction of a place a block away. I went down to the IGA and stocked up on a few supplies while Steve took the bus down to get fixed. This is the last time we are getting anything fixed without asking a price first. He charged us $120 to put in a tube. After ring Nth East. Jezza told us it should only have been about $40 at the max $60 out where we were. What a rip off – not impressed. Norseman has the potential to boom on tourism as everyone that has just travelled across the Nullarbor is looking forward to a refreshing stop in civilisation at the end. It’s a pity Norseman don’t realise it. The town is so run down and uninviting. Everyone we have spoken to feels the same. Needless to say we left there as soon as we could. We decided to head for Coolgardie.