EYRE PENINSULA

My Gosh!  We have been having so much fun I haven't had time to write our blog.




February 14th - Valentines Day we celebrated at the Ceduna Hotel overlooking the towns wharf and waterfront precinct.  Lovely place with lovely food to enjoy our stay here.  Before leaving we went out to Thevenard where the shipping all takes place from this area to foreign shores.

Leaving the Eyre Highway we then travelled down the Flinders Highway to Smokey Bay for lunch beside the waters edge to watch the oyster farmers returning/launching their oyster barges and out the bay to their prospective leases.  So tranquil.

We decided to stay at Streaky Bay and enjoy the caravan park down beside the waterfront while catching up with the laundry and other chores!  Strolling the township and talking to folk we found out where we could buy fish instead of catching our own as so many others are doing.  We have to wait until we can buy ourselves a rubber-ducky that we can store under the table while travelling (Wayne has thought all this out).  Got some prawns and I made a some yummy vege fritters so sat down at the waters edge to enjoy the evening.

Love this pic I took as it shows the serenity of the Bay.

We went around the Cape Bauer Loop Coastal Scenic Drive and stopped along the way at the Whistling Rocks and the Blowholes.  This has a 360m boardwalk and viewing platforms.  The one at the Whistling Rocks showed signs that the water does wash over/through the timbers.  Amazing as it is so high up the cliff face!

Yes, we did see the raptor's soaring above us as we climbed back up the boardwalk.

Leaving this Bay we were told to go down towards Point Labatt to view the sea loins and yes it is all sealed road!!!!  No - not, so we decided to forget the sea lions at this point and get back out to the Flinders Hwy.  Murphy's Haystacks was coffee time stop and well worth the stop.

Apparently they were named way back when the drovers came this way, they named them as they looked just like haystacks back then from a distance.

Called in at Venus Bay to see all the campground full and most folk had a small boat to go fishing.  Is it any wonder as the bays around here abound with alsorts of seafood.

We cannot wait to get back here with our own boat.  Just look at all those fishermen cleaning their fish.

Feb. 17th found us staying at Coffin Bay still on the western side of Eyre Peninsula once again this grows oysters in the bays surrounding here.  We do not like oysters so cannot say how good or bad they are?!  The drive through the National Park was breath taking to say the least.  Even found a camp ground out there that would be just great to stay at next time.  Rugged coastline down this way.

PORT LINCOLN has the largest fishing fleet and is known as the seafood capital of Australia.  As we parked out at Billy Light's Point RV park past the Lincoln Cove Marina we watched the sailing fleet going out into Boston Bay, one of the largest protected natural harbours in the world and three times the size of Sydney Harbour.  It was Regatta Week and the Adelaide to Port Lincoln yacht race had just been completed the day before.

This was our view from the van at sunset.

Makybe Diva was from a syndicate of fishermen from here in Port Lincoln.

Loved this creation outside the Visitors Information Centre Pt Lincoln

Wayne on top of the Old Flour Mill.  Great views from there.

Yes, Wayne has got around to writing a postcard to Mum.

We had a long day of travel for us when we left Port Lincoln.  Stopped at Tumby Bay for coffee and strolled around this quaint township.

This started out as a band rotunda and has been used for alsorts of other groups since.

The old fella needed a rest.

Look at the sign.   BAWDEN was my maiden name.  I should have gone in and asked if there were any Bawden's there!

Stopped at Cowell for lunch before getting up to Port Augusta for the night.  Did not have a look around there as we are now on count-down to getting into Adelaide to meet up with Matt and Karen for the "Clipsal 500". 

No we won't turn left to Coober Pedy - we are York Peninsula bound this time.

Great sight The Flinders Ranges at sunset.