Quarantine gates WA

When we passed through the VIC, SA and WA quarantine areas my Mrs pickled and bottled as much of the veggies as she could and we used tinned fruit and frozen veggies until we could lay in some of the fresh stuff. All good as long as the original packaging is not opened.
Not the ideal diet but it was not as if we were planning on living on that sort of food long term.

Cheers
Pop

I usually eat a lot of raw vegetables and fruits and really miss the fresh ones also.

We will be taking a variety of dried, frozen and canned vegies and fruits with us when we travel from east to west later in the year. Supermarket shelves and freezers have lots to choose from if you look closely, or you can cook up your own just before you get to the border checkpoint and then reheat when necessary.

You are correct about the roadhouses along the way, and the little they do have is very expensive for obvious reasons, as far as I can recall. If you don't mind paying there is a very limited variety and quality is dependent on when the last delivery took place.

When you finally get to a place to restock it makes them taste all the better.

regards,
Heather

Noelene/
Peter

You wont be able to restock until Esperance if you are heading to Israelite bay Turning off at Balladonia . The turnoff is easy to miss ( I went past it by 30 km last year ) it not far from the roadhouse .
Cheers

We stopped just before the border checkpoint and cooked up all the fresh stuff we bought in Ceduna. It worked well. A simple casserole and some soup for the freezer. Then I steamed potatoes and carrots lightly and refrigerated them in plastic containers. Chopped onions lightly fried and garlic peeled and in a jar of oil oil. Fruit was stewed. None of this took much effort really (although the van smelt quite fragrant!)and we ate proper food for the next two weeks until we reached Norseman. We had some back up tinned and frozen stuff as well but nothing very unusual - frozen peas, tinned tuna, tinned chick peas, tinned tomatoes etc. So long as vegies are peeled and partially cooked they will be fine for the inspectors and they will keep well for a few days. We missed salad but really ate well! Now I would take my spout farm and some seeds so I could grow fresh alfalfa sprouts etc on the road! Remember you can't take honey into WA! Lynne

Hi Noels and Pete

You may get some supplies at the Eucla roadhouse. Frozen, canned, dehydrated or processed fruit and vegetables can substitute. Fresh salad greens is about all you have to take out of your diet. I have a big "cook up" the night before the border.

Contact the motel at Eucla. Several years ago we ordered veggies and they were delivered here. Unfortunately I can't remember the details.