Today we continue our path along the Westall Way Loop Coastal Scenic Drive past the Highcliffs, Granites, Smooth Pool and we checked out Speeds Point and wouldn't you know it we found camping spots every where towards Speeds Point on the edge of the water.
Then it was a stop in at Sceale Bay, (nice public toilet)
and south to Point Labatt where there is a viewing platform over the cliffs of the sea lion colony, the sea lions were basking in the sun and swimming in the water,
we could have watched them for ages but more places to see. On to Baird Bay, could be a stopping point, even for lunch...but no, hot wind and flies, so we push on and stop at a private property that has a tourist attraction called Murphy's Haystacks.
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| Baird Bay from the lookout |
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| Murphy's Haystacks |
It is still hot while we take the walk around and to look at these amazing rock formations in the middle of a paddock for a small entry fee (if your honest).
Back in the aircon and south along the Flinders Hwy through Port Kenny, ducked into Venus Bay for a look and onto the Talia Caves: Woolshed Cave and The Tub, interesting bit of nature at a work in progress.
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| Venus Bay-every town has their historical jetty |
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| walk to Woolshed cave |
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| the Woolshed Cave |
Our next town was Elliston, of course nothing much happening in Elliston on New Years Day and it is still hot so Steve wants to find an air con room to sleep in tonight and get some decent hours of sleep. We find a take away with air con and buy lunch and call the caravan park close by and they have only one budget cabin and we go take a look, yes very budget but it does have air con and a...DOUBLE BED...squishy or some may think cosy, we take it any way and wouldn't you know it...the breeze picks up and the temperature drops.There is no telling what mother nature is going to do next. The local pub had meals on so seafood was on the menu tonight, Steve got his first half dozen (that was all that was left) oysters...Mmmm as he moaned and groaned in ecstacy. Steve has been waiting along time for the Coffin Bay oysters. We make cosy in our little, little room this evening (that turned out to be cool and no need for an air con) and, good call Steve, it starts to rain and showers on and off all night and we forgot how noisy the rain is on a tin roof, we pushed out as many Zzzzzz as we could.
We pushed on the next day did a coastal tour of Elliston where their are some very impressive pieces of artworks on the cliffs
and drove past a little fuel/shop in Sheringa..."Steve, do you want to stop, oysters $6/dozen", I say..."no, probably unshucked" was the reply. We pulled into Leo Cummings Monument Lookout to see the magnificent cliffs and the biggest osprey nest I have ever seen on top of the rock
and then we drive onto ... "COFFIN BAY". We drive around town and found Beachcombers where everybody was getting lunch. Steve got more oysters ($12.50/dozen) for lunch as well as fish and chips and he says, 'even better than last nights oysters'.
Fully oyster satisfied for now we decide to continue on to Port Lincoln and stay in a caravan park till the Christmas holiday traffic are safely back at home and going back to work on Monday and we will head off too. Our stay in Port Lincoln has been very quiet and the weather has turned on us again with cold, wind and rain and all we have done is toured the town...too cold to swim with the sea lions or the tuna.
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| The rain is coming...again |
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| seal lion hanging around the fishing boats on the wharf |
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| a few of the fishing boats in the marina |
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| tuna farms we can see from the tvan |
Now we start heading north...Bris Vegas here we come.
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