June 2006
Highway Robbery Well this gave a whole new meaning to the old saying "Highway Robbery". On the main Highway (heading north) almost at the turnoff to Tom Price is a Roadhouse called 'Nanutarra'. We had been warned by plenty of travelers that this place is expensive but we certainly didn't expect this. Firstly the fuel was the most expensive we have seen yet. Even on the Nullarbor the dearest diesel was only $1.70/litre compared to this place at $186.9 cents / litre. We worked out exactly how much diesel we needed to get to Tom Price and that was all we bought. As it was close to lunch time we stayed at the roadhouse and had something to eat in the van. In that 15 minutes we saw most cars pull up, look at the price and drive off. The only people who paid this ludicrous price were those who had no other choice. Even in Tom Price which is 355kms inland we only paid $153.5 cents/litre. That is 33.4 cents /litre cheaper. While we were having lunch a car towing a nice...