The Treeless Plain by RETROSPECTION published on 2023-09-22T05:26:52Z This song is about travelling across the Nullarbor Plain which is part of the area of flat, almost treeless, arid or semi-arid country of southern Australia, bordering the Great Australian Bight coast. The name “Nullarbor” is Latin and means “no trees” i.e. “treeless.” For those who would like to know a little more about things that are mentioned in the lyrics, read on. The Eyre Highway officially begins in Port Augusta, South Australia, and ends in Norseman, Western Australia (if travelling west). The small town of Ceduna on the Eyre Highway is considered to be the gateway to the Nullarbor Plain. There are 10 roadhouses in between Ceduna and Norseman: Penong (actually a very small town), Nundroo, Nullarbor, Border Village, Eucla, Mundrabilla, Madura, Cocklebiddy, Caiguna, and Balladonia. Mundrabilla is the only one not referred to in the lyrics. At Nullarbor Roadhouse, there is a golf hole fondly named Dingo’s Den. It is part of the Nullarbor Links which is the longest golf course in the world, stretching 1300km between Ceduna and Kalgoorlie, north of Norseman. Head of Bight is part of the coast line where the huge Southern Right Whales can be seen. They don’t perform antics like the smaller humpback whales do in eastern Australian waters. Bunda Cliffs are a spectacular sight along the coast of the Great Australian Bight. Occasionally cyclists can be seen pedalling across the Nullarbor. Often there is a strong wind which either helps them or makes the journey so much tougher, depending on which direction they are travelling. The 90 Mile Straight is the longest straight road in Australia. Small aeroplanes actually use it as a runway. In 1979, pieces of a rogue NASA space station called Skylab came crashing down in the area around Balladonia Roadhouse. Its small museum has several replicas of the space junk. Genre Rock Comment by Richsoundz Chugs along very pleasantly. 2023-12-16T11:33:04Z Comment by Long Haul Drive Great track! Very positive vibe and the instruments sound great. The vocals are very good as well! 2023-11-16T23:26:22Z Comment by GJK Great atmosphere. I love the shimmering sound of the guitars. A very well constructed song! 2023-09-29T05:55:19Z Comment by Andrea Ev very nice and captivating feel from back in the day 🍀 [via https://sc.repostexchange.com] 2023-09-23T10:13:51Z Comment by N.o.b.S. Always great fun to listen to your well composed, so well sung and recorded tracks! Great work! 2023-09-23T08:44:29Z Comment by Ladat Good vibes, nice flow and pleasant retro feel. 2023-09-23T06:10:50Z Comment by m@tro(solo)/STH (band) this sounds good to me nice 2023-09-23T04:26:00Z